똥

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͈o̞ŋ]

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• Phonetic hangul: [똥]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ttong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ttong
McCune–Reischauer?	ttong
Yale Romanization?	ttong

Etymology 1

또똑똒똓똔똕똖 똗똘똙똚똛똜똝 똞똟똠똡똢똣똤 똥똦똧똨똩똪똫
뗴 ←	→ 똬

Syllable

똥 (ttong)

1. (deprecated template usage) A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㄸ, ㅗ, and ㅇ.

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin. From Middle Korean ᄯᅩᇰ (Yale: stwong).

Noun

똥 • (ttong)

1. poop; poo; crap; shit; feces; dung; excrement

   똥을 누다 ― ttong'eul nuda ― to defecate

   똥을 싸다 ― ttong'eul ssada ― to defecate

   갑자기 똥이 마렵다.

   gapjagi ttong'i maryeopda.

   I suddenly feel like going to stool.

   똥 묻은 개가 겨 묻은 개 나무란다.

   ttong mudeun gaega gyeo mudeun gae namuranda.

   (Idiom) A dog with faeces scolds a dog with husks of grain. / The pot calls the kettle black.

2. dregs, scum (after melting metalware)
3. ink residue (on the inkstone)

Synonyms

• 대변 (大便, daebyeon)
• 분 (糞, bun)
• 분변 (糞便, bunbyeon)

Derived terms

• 똥갈보 (ttonggalbo)
• 똥값 (ttonggap)
• 똥개 (ttonggae)
• 똥거름 (ttonggeoreum)
• 똥구멍 (ttonggumeong, “anus”)
• 똥바가지 (ttongbagaji)
• 똥술 (ttongsul)
• 똥싸개 (ttongssagae)
• 똥싸다 (ttongssada)
• 똥오줌 (ttong'ojum)
• 똥줄 (ttongjul)
• 똥집 (ttongjip)
• 똥차 (ttongcha)
• 똥칠하다 (ttongchilhada)
• 똥통 (ttongtong)
• 먹똥 (meokttong)

 

See also

• 누다 (nuda)
• 마렵다 (maryeopda)
• 똥똥하다 (ttongttonghada) - 똥배 (ttongbae), 똥배짱 (ttongbaejjang)