"호랑이" meaning in Korean

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Noun

IPA: [ˈɸʷo̞(ː)ɾa̠ŋi] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: horang'i [romanization], 마리 [counter], 虎狼이 [hanja]
Etymology: From Sino-Korean 호랑(虎狼) (“tiger”, literally “tigers and wolves”) + -이 (-i, noun suffix). The meaning of "wolves" has been absorbed by "tiger". Displaced native 범 (beom), which is now dated but survives in various compounds. Etymology templates: {{suffix|ko|호랑(虎狼)|이|id2=noun suffix|lit1=tigers and wolves|pos2=noun suffix|t1=tiger}} 호랑(虎狼) (“tiger”, literally “tigers and wolves”) + -이 (-i, noun suffix) Head templates: {{ko-noun|count=마리|hanja=虎狼이}} 호랑이 • (horang'i) (counter 마리, hanja 虎狼이)
  1. tiger Synonyms: (beom) [dated], 호랑 (horang) (english: but more common in North Korea) [rare]

Inflected forms

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        "2": "호랑(虎狼)",
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        "pos2": "noun suffix",
        "t1": "tiger"
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  "etymology_text": "From Sino-Korean 호랑(虎狼) (“tiger”, literally “tigers and wolves”) + -이 (-i, noun suffix). The meaning of \"wolves\" has been absorbed by \"tiger\". Displaced native 범 (beom), which is now dated but survives in various compounds.",
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    },
    {
      "form": "마리",
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    },
    {
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      },
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      "name": "ko-noun"
    }
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  "lang_code": "ko",
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          "english": "Tigers are bigger than lions.",
          "roman": "horang'ineun sajaboda keuda.",
          "text": "호랑이는 사자보다 크다.",
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        }
      ],
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        "tiger"
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          "word": "범"
        },
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          ],
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        }
      ]
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  ],
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        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "호(ː)랑이"
    },
    {
      "other": "[호(ː)랑이]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "호랑이"
}
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  ],
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "horang'i",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "마리",
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        "counter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "虎狼이",
      "tags": [
        "hanja"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "tiger"
        ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɸʷo̞(ː)ɾa̠ŋi]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "호(ː)랑이"
    },
    {
      "other": "[호(ː)랑이]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "beom",
      "tags": [
        "dated"
      ],
      "word": "범"
    },
    {
      "english": "but more common in North Korea",
      "roman": "horang",
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "호랑"
    }
  ],
  "word": "호랑이"
}

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