Korean edit

Etymology edit

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 구더기 (Yale: kwuteki).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gudeogi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gudeogi
McCune–Reischauer?kudŏgi
Yale Romanization?kwuteki

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 더기의 / 구더기에 / 구더기까지

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on the second and third syllables, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun edit

구더기 (gudeogi)

  1. maggot

See also edit