머구리

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. Compare Japanese 潜り (moguri, “diver”), and Mongolian мэлхий (melhij).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key)[mʌ̹ɡuɾi]
Phonetic Hangul[머구리]

Revised Romanization^?	meoguri
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	meoguli
McCune–Reischauer^?	mŏguri
Yale Romanization^?	mekwuli

Noun

머구리 • (meoguri)

(obsolete) frog

Synonyms

개구리 (gaeguri)
(dialectal) 개구락지 (gaegurakji)

See also

verbs related to water

담그다 (damgeuda, “to pour in; to add to a liquid”)
멱 (myeok, “dipping, bathing (in waters)”)
목욕 (沐浴, mogyok, “bathing (in waters)”)
무자맥질 (mujamaekjil, “dipping; diving”)
잠그다 (jamgeuda, “to dip; to submerge”)
잠수 (潛水/潜水, jamsu, “diving”)
헤엄 (heeom, “swimming”)

aquatic animals

갈매기 (galmaegi, “gull”)
거위 (geowi, “goose”)
고니 (goni, “swan”)
오리 (ori, “duck”)

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