엉덩이

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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: [(ː)]
    • 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: 이의 / 엉이에 / 엉이까지

    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)

  1. buttocks, bottom
    Synonyms: 궁둥이 (gungdung'i), 볼기 (bolgi)
  2. (now uncommon) the upper buttocks specifically
    Coordinate term: 궁둥이 (gungdung'i, the lower buttocks)

Synonyms[edit]

Dialectal synonyms: