흰개미

Korean

Etymology

From 흰 (huin, “white”) +‎ 개미 (gaemi, “ant”). Compare English white ant, Chinese 白蟻 (literally “white ant”), Japanese 白蟻 (shiroari, literally “white ant”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key)[çinɡe̞mi]
Phonetic Hangul[힌개미]

Revised Romanization^?	huin-gaemi
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	huingaemi
McCune–Reischauer^?	hŭin'gaemi
Yale Romanization^?	huynkaymi

Noun

흰개미 • (huin-gaemi)

a termite; a white ant