Korean

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Etymology

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Reduplication of 맹꽁 (maengkkong).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [mɛŋk͈o̞ŋmɛŋk͈o̞ŋ] ~ [me̞ŋk͈o̞ŋme̞ŋk͈o̞ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?maengkkongmaengkkong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?maengkkongmaengkkong
McCune–Reischauer?maengkkongmaengkkong
Yale Romanization?mayngkkongmayngkkong

Ideophone

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맹꽁맹꽁 (maengkkongmaengkkong)

  1. (of the digging frog) ribbit-ribbit; while croaking repeatedly

See also

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