호랑나비

Korean

Etymology

From 호랑 (虎狼, horang, “tiger”) + 나비 (nabi, “butterfly”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸʷo̞(ː)ɾa̠ŋna̠bi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [호(ː)랑나비]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?horangnabi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?holangnabi
McCune–Reischauer?horangnabi
Yale Romanization?hōlangnapi

Noun

호랑나비 • (horangnabi)

  1. A swallowtail, particularly the Asian swallowtail (Papilio xuthus).

Synonyms
  • 범나비 (beomnabi)

Derived terms
  • 산호랑나비 (sanhorangnabi, “Old World swallowtail”)
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