Korean

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Etymology

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안개 (an'gae, fog) +‎ 시리 (-siri).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈa̠(ː)nɡɛɕʰiɾi] ~ [ˈa̠(ː)nɡe̞ɕʰiɾi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?an'gaesiri
Revised Romanization (translit.)?angaesili
McCune–Reischauer?an'gaesiri
Yale Romanization?ānkaysili

Noun

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안개시리 (an'gaesiri)

  1. (ginseng-harvesters' cant) fog
    Synonyms: 데팽이 (depaeng'i), (non-cant) 안개 (an'gae)
  2. (ginseng-harvesters' cant) cloud
    Synonym: (non-cant) 구름 (gureum)
  3. (ginseng-harvesters' cant) smoke
    Synonyms: 생광이 (saenggwang'i), (non-cant) 연기(煙氣) (yeon'gi)
  4. (ginseng-harvesters' cant) mouth
    Synonym: (non-cant) (ip)