궁둥이

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Magyeong chojip eonhae (馬經抄集諺解 / 마경초집언해), 1623~1649, as Early Modern Korean 궁동이 (Yale: kwungtwong.i).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kuŋduŋi]
• Phonetic hangul: [궁둥이]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gungdung'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gungdung'i
McCune–Reischauer?	kungdungi
Yale Romanization?	kwungtwungi

Noun

궁둥이 • (gungdung'i)

1. the lower part of the buttocks

See also

• 둔부(臀部) (dunbu, “buttock”)
• 볼기 (bolgi, “buttocks”)
• 엉덩이 (eongdeong'i, “buttocks”)