사팔뜨기

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Korean

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Etymology

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From 사팔 (sapal, strabismus) +‎ 뜨기 (-tteugi, agent suffix)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)pʰa̠ɭt͈ɯɡi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sapaltteugi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sapal'tteugi
McCune–Reischauer?sap'alttŭgi
Yale Romanization?sā.phalttuki

Noun

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사팔뜨기 (sapaltteugi)

  1. (offensive, derogatory, vulgar) a cross-eyed or squint-eyed person