말승냥이

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 말 (mal-, “great, big”) +‎ 승냥이 (seungnyang'i, “wolf, dhole”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ma̠ɭsʰɯŋɲa̠ŋi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [말승냥이]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?malseungnyang'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?malseungnyang'i
McCune–Reischauer?malsŭngnyangi
Yale Romanization?mal.sungnyangi

Noun

말승냥이 • (malseungnyang'i)

  1. large wolf or dhole
  2. (by extension) tall person; big or gangling fellow
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