Korean

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Etymology

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Of native Korean origin. From 먼지 (meonji, dust) +‎ 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?meonjituseong'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?meonjituseong'i
McCune–Reischauer?mŏnjit'usŏngi
Yale Romanization?men.ci.thwusengi

Noun

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먼지투성이 (meonjituseong'i)

  1. dustiness, being dusty or covered in dust