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도롱뇽
도롱뇽
Korean
Noun
도롱뇽 • (dorongnyong)
- salamander
- specifically Korean salamander, Hynobius leechii
See also
- 鯢 (예, ye)
Etymology
First recorded in the Hunmong Jahoe, 1527, as 되룡. Subsequently became 되롱 and was then recombined with the hanja 용 (龍, yong, “dragon”) to create the present form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /to̞ɾo̞ŋɲjoŋ/
- Phonetic hangeul: 도롱뇽
Romanizations
| Revised transcription | dorongnyong |
| Revised transliteration | dolongnyong |
| McCune–Reischauer | torongnyong |
| Yale | tolongnyong |