끝말잇기

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 끝말 (kkeunmal, “end of a word”) +‎ 잇기 (itgi, “joining”, verbal noun of 잇다 (itda, “to join”)).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [k͈ɯnma̠ɾit̚k͈i]
• Phonetic hangul: [끈마릳끼]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	kkeunmaritgi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	kkeutmal'isgi
McCune–Reischauer?	kkŭnmaritki
Yale Romanization?	kkuthmal.iski

Noun

끝말잇기 • (kkeunmaritgi)

1. (games) shiritori; word chain (a Korean word game wherein each player must produce a word that begins with the syllable that the previous player's word ended with - only nouns may be used; words may not be repeated)

See also

• Japanese: しりとり (shiritori)