승냥이

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Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 스ᇰ랴ᇰ〮이 (Yale: sùnglyáng-ì).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seungnyang'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seungnyang'i
McCune–Reischauer?sŭngnyangi
Yale Romanization?sungnyangi

Noun

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승냥이 (seungnyang'i)

  1. The dhole (Cuon alpinus)
    승냥이 날고기 먹지 않는 종자 없다.
    seungnyang'i nalgogi meokji anneun jongja eopda.
    There is no such thing as a dhole that doesn't eat raw meat.