땅거북

Korean

Etymology

From 땅 (ttang, “earth”) +‎ 거북 (geobuk, “turtle”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ttanggeobuk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ttanggeobug
McCune–Reischauer?ttanggŏbuk
Yale Romanization?ttangkepuk

Noun

땅거북 • (ttanggeobuk)

  1. tortoise

Derived terms

  • 갈라파고스땅거북 (gallapagoseuttanggeobuk, “Galápagos tortoise”)
  • 러시아땅거북 (reosiattanggeobuk, “Russian tortoise”)
  • 이집트땅거북 (ijipteuttanggeobuk, “Egyptian tortoise”)
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