식충동물

Korean

Etymology

From 식충(食蟲) (sikchung, “insect-eating”) +‎ 동물(動物) (dongmul, “animal”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɕʰik̚t͡ɕʰuŋdo̞(ː)ŋmuɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [식충동(ː)물]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sikchungdongmul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sigchungdongmul
McCune–Reischauer?sikch'ungdongmul
Yale Romanization?sikchwungtōngmul

Noun

식충동물 • (sikchungdongmul) (hanja 食蟲動物)

  1. insectivore
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