멍청이

Korean

Etymology

From 멍청 (meongcheong, “stupidity”, adjectival root) +‎ 이 (-i, noun-deriving suffix), related to 멍청하다 (meongcheonghada, “to be stupid”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mʌ̹ŋt͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋi]
• Phonetic hangul: [멍청이]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	meongcheong'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	meongcheong'i
McCune–Reischauer?	mŏngch'ŏngi
Yale Romanization?	mengchengi

Noun

멍청이 • (meongcheong'i)

1. jackass, foolish person

Synonyms

• 멍텅구리 (meongteongguri)
• 머저리 (meojeori)
• 맹꽁이 (maengkkong'i)
• 바보 (babo)