너페

Korean

Etymology

From Manchu ᠯᡝᡶ᠋ᡠ (lefu, “bear”). The initial consonant changes because Korean did not permit initial ㄹ (l-).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [nʌ̹pʰe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [너페]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	neope
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	neope
McCune–Reischauer?	nŏp'e
Yale Romanization?	ne.phey

Noun

너페 • (neope)

1. (ginseng-harvesters' cant of Pyongan, Hamgyong) bear (animal)

   Synonyms: 곰 (gom), (non-cant) [Term?]