흰개미

Korean

Etymology

From 흰 (huin, “white”) +‎ 개미 (gaemi, “ant”). Compare English white ant, Chinese 白蟻／白蚁 (báiyǐ, literally “white ant”), Japanese 白蟻 (shiroari, literally “white ant”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [çinɡɛmi] ~ [çinɡe̞mi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [힌개미/힌게미]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?huin'gaemi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?huingaemi
McCune–Reischauer?hŭin'gaemi
Yale Romanization?huynkaymi

Noun

흰개미 • (huin'gaemi)

  1. a termite; a white ant
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