머구리

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mʌ̹ɡuɾi]
• Phonetic hangul: [머구리]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	meoguri
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	meoguli
McCune–Reischauer?	mŏguri
Yale Romanization?	mekwuli

Noun

머구리 • (meoguri)

1. (obsolete) frog

Synonyms

• 개구리 (gaeguri)
• (dialectal) 개구락지 (gaegurakji)

See also

verbs related to water

• 담그다 (damgeuda, “to pour in; to add to a liquid”)
• 멱 (myeok, “dipping, bathing (in waters)”)
• 목욕 (沐浴, mogyok, “bathing (in waters)”)
• 무자맥질 (mujamaekjil, “dipping; diving”)
• 잠그다 (jamgeuda, “to dip; to submerge”)
• 잠수 (潛水/潜水, jamsu, “diving”)
• 헤엄 (heeom, “swimming”)

 

aquatic animals

• 갈매기 (galmaegi, “gull”)
• 거위 (geowi, “goose”)
• 고니 (goni, “swan”)
• 오리 (ori, “duck”)