갯과

Korean

Etymology

From 개 (gae, “dog”) +‎ ㅅ (-s-) +‎ 과(科) (gwa, “taxonomic family”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)t̚k͈wa̠] ~ [ˈkɛ(ː)k͈wa̠] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)t̚k͈wa̠] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)k͈wa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [갣(ː)꽈/개(ː)꽈/겓(ː)꽈/게(ː)꽈]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gaetgwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gaesgwa
McCune–Reischauer?kaetkwa
Yale Romanization?kāyskwa

Noun

갯과 • (gaetgwa)

  1. (taxonomy) The family Canidae
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