도플갱어

Korean

Etymology

Borrowed from English doppelganger, from German Doppelgänger.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [to̞pʰɯɭɡɛŋʌ̹] ~ [to̞pʰɯɭɡe̞ŋʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [도플갱어/도플겡어]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dopeulgaeng'eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dopeulgaeng'eo
McCune–Reischauer?	top'ŭlgaengŏ
Yale Romanization?	to.phul.kaynge

Noun

도플갱어 • (dopeulgaeng'eo)

1. doppelganger

Usage notes

• This form is the most common and widely used hangulization for Doppelgänger. Alongside this form, another commonly used form is 도펠겡어 (dopelgeng'eo). The official hangulization of the German word would call for 도펠겡거 (dopelgenggeo), but this is not in use.