메뚜기
Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 묏도기 (Yale: mwoys.twoki).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [me̞t͈uɡi]
- Phonetic hangul: [메뚜기]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | mettugi |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | me'ttugi |
| McCune–Reischauer? | mettugi |
| Yale Romanization? | mey.ttwuki |
Noun
메뚜기 • (mettugi)
- (literally, "meadow hopper") short-horned grasshopper, locust
- 메뚜기도 한 철.
- mettugi-do han cheol.
- Grasshoppers have a best season.
Alternative forms
- (obsolete) 묏도기 (moetdogi)
Antonyms
- 여치 (yeochi): long-horned grasshopper, bush cricket, katydid
- 방아깨비 (bang'akkaebi): long-horned grasshopper, bush cricket, katydid
- 베짱이 (bejjang'i): long-horned grasshopper, bush cricket, katydid