원숭이

Korean

Etymology

From 원승이, Sino-Korean word from 猿猩 + -이.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈwɘːnsʰuŋi]

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IPA(key)	[ˈwɘːnsʰuŋi]
Phonetic Hangul	원:숭이
Romanizations
RR	wonsung-i
RR (translit.)	wonsung-i
MC	wŏnsungi
Yale	wēnswung.i

Noun

원숭이 • (wonsung-i) (counter 마리)

1. monkey
2. ape

Derived terms

• 원숭이도 나무에서 떨어질 때가 있다 (wonsung-i-do namueseo tteoreojil ttaega itda) "Even monkeys sometimes fall from trees", i.e., "even experts sometimes make mistakes."