색쟁이

Korean

Etymology

색(色) (saek, “sex, lust”) +‎ 쟁이 (jaeng-i, derogatory agent suffix).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰɛk̚t͡ɕ͈ɛŋi] ~ [sʰe̞k̚t͡ɕ͈e̞ŋi]
  • Phonetic hangeul: [색쨍이/섹쩽이]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?saekjaeng-i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?saegjaeng-i
McCune–Reischauer?saekchaengi
Yale Romanization?sayk.cayng.i

Noun

색쟁이 • (saekjaeng-i)

  1. (Hwanghae, derogatory) lecherous man, debauched man
    Synonym: 호색한(好色漢) (hosaekhan)

References
  • 정원수 (Jeong Won-su) (2002) , “황해도 방언 어휘의 몇 가지 특성 [Some characteristics of the vocabulary of the Hwanghae dialect]”, in Inmunhak yeon-gu, volume 29, issue 2, pages 47—79
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