엉덩방아

Korean

FWOTD – 9 January 2014

Etymology

엉덩이 (eongdeong'i, “buttocks, backside”) + 방아 (bang'a, “mill, mortar and pestle”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɘ(ː)ŋdʌ̹ŋba̠ŋa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [엉(ː)덩방아]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	eongdeongbang'a
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eongdeongbang'a
McCune–Reischauer?	ŏngdŏngbanga
Yale Romanization?	ēngtengpanga

Noun

엉덩방아 • (eongdeongbang'a)

1. a fall on one's backside; a pratfall

   엉덩방아를 찧다

   eongdeongbang'areul jjita

   (fall backwards and) land on one's rear end; literally, "pound with the backside pestle"

   • 2014, 오늘 대설…수도권 스키장 일제히 개장

     멋진 묘기를 시도하다가 엉덩방아를 찧기도 합니다.

     meotjin myogireul sidohadaga eongdeongbang'areul jjikido hamnida.

     While trying to do cool stunts, he landed straight on his backside.

Synonyms

• 궁둥방아 (gungdungbang'a)

Antonyms

• 코방아 (kobang'a, “a fall on one's face; pounding with the nose pestle”)