난쟁이

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Bak Tongsa eonhae (朴通事諺解 / 박통사언해), 1677, as Middle Korean 난장이 (Yale: nancang.i). Possibly equivalent to 낮— (nat-, “low”) + —은 (eun) + —쟁이 (jaeng-i).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[na̠nd͡ʑe̞ŋi]
  • Phonetic Hangul[난쟁이]
Revised Romanization? nanjaeng-i
Revised Romanization (translit.)? nanjaeng-i
McCune–Reischauer? nanjaengi
Yale Romanization? nancayng.i

Noun

난쟁이 • (nanjaeng-i)

  1. dwarf

Antonyms
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