멍게

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. Originally a term from the Gyeongsang dialect.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mʌ̹ŋɡe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [멍게]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	meongge
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	meongge
McCune–Reischauer?	mŏngge
Yale Romanization?	mengkey

Noun

멍게 • (meongge)

1. sea pineapple, Halocynthia roretzi

   Synonym: 우렁쉥이 (ureongsweng'i)

Usage notes

Originally, 우렁쉥이 (ureongsweng'i) was the sole standard Korean term for sea pineapple. In colloquial Korean, however, as 멍게 (meongge) was the much more common term, the term was eventually incorporated and admitted into the standard language.