개똥

Korean

Etymology

개 (gae) +‎ 똥 (ttong).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)t͈o̞ŋ] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)t͈o̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [개(ː)똥/게(ː)똥]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gaettong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gae'ttong
McCune–Reischauer?	kaettong
Yale Romanization?	kāy.ttong

Noun

개똥 • (gaettong)

1. dog dung (droppings)

Derived terms

• 개똥벌레 (gaettongbeolle)