댕댕이

Korean

Etymology 1

From visual similarity. Used in Korean leetspeak called 야민정음 (yaminjeong'eum).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tɛŋdɛŋi] ~ [te̞ŋde̞ŋi]
• Phonetic hangul: [댕댕이/뎅뎅이]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	daengdaeng'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	daengdaeng'i
McCune–Reischauer?	taengdaengi
Yale Romanization?	tayngtayngi

Noun

댕댕이 • (daengdaeng'i)

1. (childish, leetspeak) alternative form of 멍멍이 (meongmeong'i, “doggy”)

Derived terms

• 골댕이 (goldaeng'i, “Golden Retriever”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tɛŋdɛŋi] ~ [te̞ŋde̞ŋi]
• Phonetic hangul: [댕댕이/뎅뎅이]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	daengdaeng'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	daengdaeng'i
McCune–Reischauer?	taengdaengi
Yale Romanization?	tayngtayngi

Noun

댕댕이 • (daengdaeng'i)

1. synonym of 댕댕이덩굴 (daengdaeng'ideonggul)