우렁각시

Korean

Etymology

우렁이 (ureong-i, “river snail”) +‎ 각시 (gaksi, “wife”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [uɾʌ̹ŋɡa̠kɕ͈i]
  • Phonetic hangeul: [우렁각씨]
Revised Romanization? ureonggaksi
Revised Romanization (translit.)? uleonggagsi
McCune–Reischauer? urŏnggaksi
Yale Romanization? wulengkakqsi

Proper noun

우렁각시 • (Ureonggaksi)

  1. a heroine of a Korean folktale, a river snail which falls in love with a human farmer and prepares nightly meals for him while he is asleep

Noun

우렁각시 • (ureonggaksi)

  1. (figurative) someone who helps others secretly
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.