우렁각시
Korean edit
Etymology edit
우렁이 (ureong'i, “river snail”) + 각시 (gaksi, “wife”).
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [uɾʌ̹ŋɡa̠kɕ͈i]
- Phonetic hangul: [우렁각씨]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | ureonggaksi |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | uleonggagsi |
| McCune–Reischauer? | urŏnggaksi |
| Yale Romanization? | wulengkak.si |
Proper noun edit
우렁각시 • (Ureonggaksi)
- a heroine of a Korean folktale, a river snail which falls in love with a human farmer and prepares nightly meals for him while he is asleep
Noun edit
우렁각시 • (ureonggaksi)
- (figurative) someone who helps others secretly