미확인동물

Korean

Etymology

From 미확인(未確認) (mihwagin, “unconfirmed”) +‎ 동물(動物) (dongmul, “animal”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmi(ː)βwa̠ɡindo̞ŋmuɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [미(ː)화긴동물]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mihwagindongmul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mihwag'indongmul
McCune–Reischauer?mihwagindongmul
Yale Romanization?mīhwak.intongmul

Noun

미확인동물 • (mihwagindongmul) (hanja 未確認動物)

  1. cryptid (creature whose existence has not been scientifically confirmed)

Derived terms

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