엉뎅이
Korean edit
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɘ(ː)ŋde̞ŋi]
- Phonetic hangul: [엉(ː)뎅이]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | eongdeng'i |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | eongdeng'i |
| McCune–Reischauer? | ŏngdengi |
| Yale Romanization? | ēngteyngi |
Noun edit
| South Korean Standard Language |
엉덩이 (eongdeong'i) |
|---|---|
| North Korean Standard Language |
엉뎅이 (eongdeng'i) |
엉뎅이 • (eongdeng'i)
- Alternative form of 엉덩이 (eongdeong'i, “butt, buttocks”)
Usage notes edit
This form, a feature of the pervasively i-umlauting dialects of southern and eastern Korea, is standard in North Korea but also very common in regional South Korea.