튀김

Korean

Etymology

Gerund form of 튀기다 (twigida, “to fry”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tʰɥiɡim] ~ [tʰyɡim]
• Phonetic hangul: [튀김]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	twigim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	twigim
McCune–Reischauer?	t'wigim
Yale Romanization?	thwikim

Noun

튀김 • (twigim)

1. fried food; various deep-fried snacks
2. fries

Synonyms

• (North Korea) 튀기 (twigi)

References

• 튀김 in Korean-English Learners' Dictionary, National Institute of Korean Language, cc by-sa 2.0 kr.