넋두리

Korean

Etymology

넋 (neok, “soul”) +‎ 두리 (duri, “spinning about”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [nʌ̹k̚t͈uɾi]
• Phonetic hangul: [넉뚜리]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	neokduri
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	neogsduli
McCune–Reischauer?	nŏkturi
Yale Romanization?	nekstwuli

Noun

넋두리 • (neokduri)

1. (shamanism) a procedure in Korean shamanic funerals in which the shaman speaks with the voice of the deceased and bids farewell to the bereaved family
2. (by extension) a lengthy complaint

Hypernyms

• 공수 (gongsu, “shaman's inspired speech”)