맹꽁이

Korean

Etymology

From 맹꽁 (maengkkong, onomatopoeia of the frog's call) +‎ 이 (-i, noun-deriving suffix).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmɛ(ː)ŋk͈o̞ŋi] ~ [ˈme̞(ː)ŋk͈o̞ŋi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [맹(ː)꽁이/멩(ː)꽁이]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?maengkkong'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?maengkkong'i
McCune–Reischauer?maengkkongi
Yale Romanization?māyngkkongi

Noun

맹꽁이 • (maengkkong'i)

  1. the boreal digging toad, Kaloula borealis
  2. foolish person, jackass

References
  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (accessed 2007-06-03), “맹꽁이”, in 표준국어대사전‎
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