Korean

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Etymology

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Of native Korean origin. From (dol, rock, stone) +‎ 투성이 (-tuseong'i, suffix used to mean a state of having too much of something or a person or thing in such a state).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?doltuseong'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?doltuseong'i
McCune–Reischauer?tolt'usŏngi
Yale Romanization?tol.thwusengi

Noun

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돌투성이 (doltuseong'i)

  1. rockiness, stoniness; being stony or rocky