원숭이

Korean

Etymology

From 원승이 (wonseung-i), Sino-Korean word from 猿猩 + -이.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈwɘːnsʰuŋi]
• Phonetic hangeul: [원ː숭이]

Revised Romanization? wonsung-i Revised Romanization (translit.)? wonsung-i McCune–Reischauer? wŏnsungi Yale Romanization? wēnswung.i

Noun

원숭이 • (wonsung-i) (counter 마리)

1. monkey, ape

Derived terms

• 원숭이도 나무에서 떨어질 때가 있다 (wonsung-ido namueseo tteoreojil ttaega itda, “even experts sometimes make mistakes.”, literally “Even monkeys sometimes fall from trees”)