Korean edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From (put-, green, unripe, new) +‎ 내기 (-naegi, agent suffix).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?punnaegi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pusnaegi
McCune–Reischauer?p'unnaegi
Yale Romanization?phusnayki

Noun edit

풋내기 (punnaegi)

  1. novice, new hand, beginner
  2. rash person, hotspur