우렁이

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Dong'ui bogam (東醫寶鑑 / 동의보감), 1613, as Early Modern Korean 우롱이 (Yale: wulwongi).

우렁이 (ureong'i, “river snail”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [uɾʌ̹ŋi]
• Phonetic hangul: [우렁이]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ureong'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	uleong'i
McCune–Reischauer?	urŏngi
Yale Romanization?	wulengi

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 우렁이의 / 우렁이에 / 우렁이까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on the second syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

우렁이 • (ureong'i)

1. river snail (freshwater snail for the family Viviparidae)

Derived terms

• 우렁각시 (ureonggaksi, “someone who secretly helps others”)