범고래

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 범 (beom, “tiger”) +‎ 고래 (gorae, “whale”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpɘ(ː)mɡo̞ɾɛ] ~ [ˈpɘ(ː)mɡo̞ɾe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [범(ː)고래/범(ː)고레]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?beomgorae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?beomgolae
McCune–Reischauer?pŏmgorae
Yale Romanization?pēmkolay

Noun

범고래 • (beomgorae)

  1. The killer whale, Orcinus orca.
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