맹꽁이

Korean

Etymology

Native Korean word, origin unclear.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ˈme̞ːŋk͈o̞ŋi]
  • Phonetic Hangul[맹:꽁이]
Revised Romanization? maengkkong-i
Revised Romanization (translit.)? maengkkong-i
McCune–Reischauer? maengkkongi
Yale Romanization? māyngkkong.i

Noun

맹꽁이 • (maengkkong-i)

  1. the boreal digging toad, Kaloula borealis
  2. foolish person, jackass

References
  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (accessed 2007-06-03), “맹꽁이”, in 표준국어대사전‎
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