메뚜기

메뚜기 짝짓기

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 묏도기 (mwoys.twoki).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[me̞t͈uɡi]
  • Phonetic Hangul[메뚜기]
Revised Romanization? mettugi
Revised Romanization (translit.)? mettugi
McCune–Reischauer? mettugi
Yale Romanization? meyttwuki

Noun

메뚜기 • (mettugi)

  1. (literally, "meadow hopper") short-horned grasshopper, locust
    메뚜기도 한 철.
    Mettugido han cheol.
    Grasshoppers have a best season.

Alternative forms
  • (obsolete) 묏도기 (moetdogi)

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