길냥이

Korean

Etymology

compound of 길(street)+냥(nyang, shortened form of 야옹(meow))+-이(noun-making suffix).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kiʎʎa̠ŋi]
• Phonetic hangul: [길량이]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gillyang'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gilnyang'i
McCune–Reischauer?	killyangi
Yale Romanization?	kilnyangi

Noun

길냥이 • (gillyang'i)

1. (neologism) stray cat

   Synonym: 도둑고양이 (dodukgoyang'i)

See also

• 고양이 (goyang'i, “cat”)