색쟁이

Korean

Etymology

From 색(色) (saek, “sex, lust”) +‎ 쟁이 (-jaeng'i, derogatory agent suffix).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰɛk̚t͡ɕ͈ɛŋi] ~ [sʰe̞k̚t͡ɕ͈e̞ŋi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [색쨍이/섹쩽이]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?saekjaeng'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?saegjaeng'i
McCune–Reischauer?saekchaengi
Yale Romanization?saykcayngi

Noun

색쟁이 • (saekjaeng'i)

  1. (Hwanghae, derogatory) lecherous man, debauched man
    Synonym: 호색한(好色漢) (hosaekhan)

References
  • 정원수 (Jeong Won-su) (2002) “황해도 방언 어휘의 몇 가지 특성 [hwanghaedo bang'eon eohwiui myeot gaji teukseong, Some characteristics of the vocabulary of the Hwanghae dialect]”, in Inmunhak yeon'gu, volume 29, number 2, pages 47—79
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