엉뎅이

Korean

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɘ(ː)ŋde̞ŋi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [엉(ː)뎅이]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eongdeng'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eongdeng'i
McCune–Reischauer?ŏngdengi
Yale Romanization?ēngteyngi

Noun
South Korean
Standard Language		 엉덩이 (eongdeong'i)
North Korean
Standard Language		 엉뎅이 (eongdeng'i)

엉뎅이 • (eongdeng'i)

  1. Alternative form of 엉덩이 (eongdeong'i, “butt, buttocks”)

Usage notes

This form, a feature of the pervasively i-umlauting dialects of southern and eastern Korea, is standard in North Korea but also very common in regional South Korea.

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