무산쇠족제비

Korean

Etymology

From 무산군(茂山郡) (musan'gun, “Musan County”) +‎ 쇠족제비 (soejokjebi, “least weasel”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmu(ː)sʰa̠nsʰwe̞d͡ʑo̞k̚t͡ɕ͈e̞bi] ~ [ˈmu(ː)sʰa̠nsʰø̞d͡ʑo̞k̚t͡ɕ͈e̞bi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [무(ː)산쉐족쩨비/무(ː)산쇠족쩨비]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?musansoejokjebi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?musansoejogjebi
McCune–Reischauer?musansoejokchebi
Yale Romanization?mūsansoycokceypi

Noun

무산쇠족제비 • (musansoejokjebi)

  1. A least weasel, Mustela nivalis.

Synonyms

  • 쇠족제비 (soejokjebi)
  • 쇠흰족제비 (soehuinjokjebi)
  • 흰족제비 (huinjokjebi)
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