흰곰

흰곰

Korean

Etymology

흰 (huin, “white”) +‎ 곰 (gom, “bear”). Compare Chinese 白熊, Japanese 白熊 (shirokuma), Vietnamese gấu trắng, all of which literally means “white bear”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[çinɡo̞m]
• Phonetic Hangul[힌곰]

Revised Romanization? huin-gom Revised Romanization (translit.)? huingom McCune–Reischauer? hŭin'gom Yale Romanization? huynkom

Noun

흰곰 • (huin-gom)

1. a polar bear

Synonyms

• 북극곰 (Bukgeukgom)