엉덩이
Korean
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]First attested in the Gukhan hoehwa (國韓會話 / 국한회화), 1895, as Early Modern Korean 엉덩이 (Yale: engtengi).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɘ(ː)ŋdʌ̹ŋi]
- Phonetic hangul: [엉(ː)덩이]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | eongdeong'i |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | eongdeong'i |
| McCune–Reischauer? | ŏngdŏngi |
| Yale Romanization? | ēngtengi |
- South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 엉덩이의 / 엉덩이에 / 엉덩이까지
Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on the second syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.
Noun
[edit]| South Korean Standard Language |
엉덩이 (eongdeong'i) |
|---|---|
| North Korean Standard Language |
엉뎅이 (eongdeng'i) |
엉덩이 • (eongdeong'i)
- buttocks, bottom
- (now uncommon) the upper buttocks specifically
- Coordinate term: 궁둥이 (gungdung'i, “the lower buttocks”)
Synonyms
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Categories:
- Korean terms inherited from Early Modern Korean
- Korean terms derived from Early Modern Korean
- Native Korean words
- Korean terms with long vowels in the first syllable
- Korean terms with IPA pronunciation
- Korean terms with dialectal pitch accent marked
- Korean lemmas
- Korean nouns
- Korean terms with uncommon senses
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