땅거미

Korean

Etymology 1

땅 (ttang, “earth”) +‎ 검 (geom, “to be black”) +‎ 이 (-i, noun-deriving suffix).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͈a̠ŋɡʌ̹mi]
• Phonetic hangul: [땅거미]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ttanggeomi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ttanggeomi
McCune–Reischauer?	ttanggŏmi
Yale Romanization?	ttangkemi

Noun

땅거미 • (ttanggeomi)

1. dusk, evening twilight

Etymology 2

땅 (ttang, “ground”) +‎ ㅅ (-s-, genitive interfix; omitted from the spelling, but this causes the tense phonation of the following consonant) +‎ 거미 (geomi, “spider”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͈a̠ŋk͈ʌ̹mi]
• Phonetic hangul: [땅꺼미]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ttanggeomi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ttanggeomi
McCune–Reischauer?	ttangkŏmi
Yale Romanization?	ttangqkemi

Noun

땅거미 • (ttanggeomi)

1. purseweb spider, a family of spiders that live in sock-like webs on the ground