알맹이

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 알 (al).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [a̠ɭmɛŋi] ~ [a̠ɭme̞ŋi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [알맹이/알멩이]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?almaeng'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?almaeng'i
McCune–Reischauer?almaengi
Yale Romanization?al.mayngi

Noun

알맹이 • (almaeng'i)

  1. substance, content, depth
  2. core, essence, kernel, seed
    호두 알맹이 ― hodu almaeng'i ― walnut kernel
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