뺑소니

Korean

FWOTD – 19 February 2015

Etymology

빼— (ppae-, “to take out”) (> 내빼— (naeppae-, “to run away”), 빼치— (ppaechi-, “to extricate oneself”)) + ? + 손 (son, “hand; one who ...”) + —이 (-i, “-er”) (?).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [p͈ɛŋsʰo̞ni] ~ [p͈e̞ŋsʰo̞ni]
• Phonetic hangul: [뺑소니/뼁소니]

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

Noun

뺑소니 • (ppaengsoni)

1. abscondence, fleeing
2. hit-and-run
   • 2015, '크림빵 뺑소니' 피의자, 증거 인멸 시도 ("Suspect in the hit-and-run death of 'custard-bun father' attempted to destroy the evidence")

     '크림빵 아빠' 뺑소니 사망 사건의 피의자인 허모씨가 사고 차량을 스스로 고친 것으로 드러났습니다.

     keurimppang appa ppaengsoni samang sageonui piuijain heomossiga sago charyang'eul seuseuro gochin geoseuro deureonatseumnida.

     It had been revealed that Mr. Heo, the suspect in the hit-and-run death of "custard-bun-[carrying] father", had repaired the accident car himself.

Derived terms

• 뺑소니치다 (ppaengsonichida, “to commit a hit-and-run”)