멧돼지

Korean

Wikipedia: wild boar

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 메 (me, bound morpheme, "mountain") + -ㅅ- + 돼지 (dwaeji, "pig")

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [me̞t̚t͈wɛd͡ʑi] ~ [me̞t͈wɛd͡ʑi] ~ [me̞t̚t͈we̞d͡ʑi] ~ [me̞t͈we̞d͡ʑi]
• Phonetic hangul: [멛뙈지/메뙈지/멛뛔지/메뛔지]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	metdwaeji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mesdwaeji
McCune–Reischauer?	mettwaeji
Yale Romanization?	meystwayci

Noun

멧돼지 • (metdwaeji)

1. wild boar (Sus scrofa)

Derived terms

• 혹멧돼지 (hongmetdwaeji, “warthog”)