이쑤시개

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. Compound of 이 (i, “tooth”) + 쑤시개 (ssusigae, “pick”). Attested as 니쓔시개 (nissyusikay, “toothpick”) in 漢淸文鑑 (朝鮮 英祖).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[is͈uɕʰiɡe̞]
  • Phonetic Hangul[이쑤시개]
Revised Romanization? issusigae
Revised Romanization (translit.)? issusigae
McCune–Reischauer? issusigae
Yale Romanization? isswusikay

Noun

이쑤시개 • (issusigae)

  1. toothpick
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.