곤충

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 昆蟲, from 昆 (“many”) + 蟲 (“bug”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ko̞nt͡ɕʰuŋ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[곤충]
Revised Romanization? gonchung
Revised Romanization (translit.)? gonchung
McCune–Reischauer? konch'ung
Yale Romanization? konchwung

Noun

곤충 • (gonchung) (hanja 昆蟲)

  1. insect

Derived terms
  • 곤충류 (昆蟲類, gonchungnyu, “Insecta”)
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