생글

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin.

Phonology
  • IPA(key): [sʰɛŋɡɯɭ]
  • Phonetic hangeul: [생글]
Revised Romanization? saenggeul
Revised Romanization (translit.)? saenggeul
McCune–Reischauer? saenggŭl
Yale Romanization? sayngkul

Ideophone

생글 • (saenggeul)

  1. while grinning widely once

Derived terms

Usage notes

생글 (saenggeul) is the yang vowel, or bright vowel, form of 싱글 (singgeul).

In contemporary Korean, the yang vowels refer to /a/, /ɛ/, and /o/. In Korean ideophones and sensory words, forms with these vowels have a connotation of brightness, smallness, clearness, sharpness, youth, or positiveness.

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