Korean

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Etymology

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(sae) + (ttong).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɛ(ː)t͈o̞ŋ] ~ [ˈsʰe̞(ː)t͈o̞ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?saettong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sae'ttong
McCune–Reischauer?saettong
Yale Romanization?sāy.ttong

Noun

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새똥 (saettong)

  1. bird droppings; guano