알맹이

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 알 (al).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [a̠ɭmɛŋi] ~ [a̠ɭme̞ŋi]
• Phonetic hangul: [알맹이/알멩이]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	almaeng'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	almaeng'i
McCune–Reischauer?	almaengi
Yale Romanization?	al.mayngi

Noun

알맹이 • (almaeng'i)

1. substance, content, depth
2. core, essence, kernel, seed

   호두 알맹이 ― hodu almaeng'i ― walnut kernel