꼭두각시

Korean

Etymology

꼭두 (kkokdu, “phantom”) + 각시 (gaksi, “doll bride”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[k͈o̞k̚t͈uɡa̠kɕ͈i]
  • Phonetic Hangul[꼭뚜각씨]
Revised Romanization? kkokdugaksi
Revised Romanization (translit.)? kkogdugagsi
McCune–Reischauer? kkoktugaksi
Yale Romanization? kkokqtwukakqsi

Noun

꼭두각시 • (kkokdugaksi)

  1. (literally) puppet, marionette
  2. (figuratively) puppet, cat's-paw
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