엉덩이
Korean
Alternative forms
- 엉뎅이 (eongdeng'i) (North Korea)
Etymology
First attested in Gukanhoehwa (國韓會話), 1895, as 엉덩이 (eongdeong'i, “eongdeongi”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɘ(ː)ŋdʌ̹ŋi]
- Phonetic hangul: [엉(ː)덩이]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | eongdeong'i |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | eongdeong'i |
| McCune–Reischauer? | ŏngdŏngi |
| Yale Romanization? | ēngtengi |
Noun
엉덩이 • (eongdeong'i)
Related terms
- 볼기 (bolgi, “buttocks, hips”)
- 둔부 (臀部, dunbu, “buttocks, rump”)
- 궁둥이 (gungdung'i, “the lower part of buttocks”)
- (dialect) 똥방뎅이 (ttongbangdeng'i)
- (dialect) 방뎅이 (bangdeng'i)
- (dialect) 방치 (bangchi)
- (dialect) 앵둥이 (aengdung'i)
- (dialect) 엉치 (eongchi)
- (dialect) 엉더리 (eongdeori)
- (dialect) 엉데 (eongde)
- (dialect) 엉둥패기 (eongdungpaegi)
- (dialect) 응세이 (eungsei)
- (dialect) 응데이 (eungdei)
- (dialect) 응딩이 (eungding'i)
- (dialect) 넙덕지 (neopdeokji)