동물원

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 動物園, from 動物 (“animal”) + 園 (“garden”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈto̞(ː)ŋmuɾwʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [동(ː)무뤈]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dongmurwon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dongmul'won
McCune–Reischauer?	tongmurwŏn
Yale Romanization?	tōngmul.wen

Noun

동물원 • (dongmurwon) (hanja 動物園)

1. zoo