귀뚜라미

Korean

Alternative forms

(short form) 귀뚜리 (gwitturi)
(obsolete) 귓도라미 (gwitdorami)
(obsolete) 귓도리 (gwitdori)

Etymology

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 귓돌와〮미 (Yale: kwùystwòlGwóamì).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kɥit͈uɾa̠mi] ~ [kyt͈uɾa̠mi]
Phonetic hangul: [귀뚜라미]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	gwitturami
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	gwi'ttulami
McCune–Reischauer^?	kwitturami
Yale Romanization^?	kwi.ttwulami

Noun

귀뚜라미 • (gwitturami)

cricket (insect)
Synonym: (archaic) 실솔(蟋蟀) (silsol)

Related terms

(onomatopoeia) 귀뚤귀뚤 (gwittulgwittul)

See also

매미 (maemi, “cicada”)
메뚜기 (mettugi, “short-horned grasshopper”)
베짱이 (bejjang'i, “long-horned grasshopper”)

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