살무사

Korean

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠ɭmusʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [살무사]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	salmusa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	salmusa
McCune–Reischauer?	salmusa
Yale Romanization?	sal.musa

Noun

살무사 • (salmusa)

1. mamushi

   Synonym: 살모사(殺母蛇) (salmosa)

2. viper

Derived terms

• 까치살무사 (kkachisalmusa, “Amur viper”)
• 늪살무사 (neupsalmusa, “cottonmouth”)
• 북살무사 (buksalmusa, “common European adder”)
• 뻐끔살무사 (ppeokkeumsalmusa, “puff adder”)
• 쇠살무사 (soesalmusa, “Ussuri pitviper”)
• 쓰시마살무사 (sseusimasalmusa, “Tsushima pitviper”)