겨울잠

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 겨울 (gyeoul, “winter”) + 잠 (jam, “sleep”).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyeouljam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeouljam
McCune–Reischauer?kyŏuljam
Yale Romanization?kyewulcam

Noun

겨울잠 • (gyeouljam)

  1. (biology) hibernation
    Synonym: 동면(冬眠) (dongmyeon)
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