널뛰기

Korean

Etymology

(neol, board) + (ttwi-, to jump) + (-gi, nominalisation suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈnɘ(ː)ɭt͈ɥiɡi] ~ [ˈnɘ(ː)ɭt͈yɡi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?neolttwigi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?neol'ttwigi
McCune–Reischauer?nŏlttwigi
Yale Romanization?nēlttwiki

Noun

널뛰기 (neolttwigi)

  1. "Neolttwigi", an outdoor game of Korean women and girls played on traditional holidays, similar to seesaw

See also

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