젖먹이

Korean

Etymology

Compound of 젖 먹— (jeot meok-, “to drink milk”) +‎ 이 (-i, agentive noun-deriving suffix).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹nmʌ̹ɡi]
• Phonetic hangul: [전머기]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeonmeogi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeojmeog'i
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏnmŏgi
Yale Romanization?	cecmek.i

Noun

젖먹이 • (jeonmeogi)

1. suckling, nursing infant

   Synonyms: 유아 (yua), 아기 (agi)