난쟁이

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Bak Tongsa eonhae (朴通事諺解 / 박통사언해), 1677, as Early Modern Korean 난장이 (Yale: nancang.i). Possibly equivalent to 낮 (nat-, “low”) +‎ 은 (-eun) +‎ 쟁이 (-jaeng'i).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [na̠ɲd͡ʑɛŋi] ~ [na̠ɲd͡ʑe̞ŋi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [난쟁이/난젱이]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nanjaeng'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nanjaeng'i
McCune–Reischauer?nanjaengi
Yale Romanization?nan.cayngi

Noun

난쟁이 • (nanjaeng'i)

  1. (derogatory) dwarf, midget
    Antonym: 키다리 (kidari)
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