참고래

Korean

Etymology

Literally, "true whale", from 참 (cham, “true”) +‎ 고래 (gorae, “whale”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰa̠mɡo̞ɾɛ] ~ [t͡ɕʰa̠mɡo̞ɾe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [참고래/참고레]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chamgorae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chamgolae
McCune–Reischauer?ch'amgorae
Yale Romanization?chamkolay

Noun

참고래 • (chamgorae)

  1. fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus

Synonyms

  • 큰고래 (keun'gorae)
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