끝말잇기

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 끝말 (kkeunmal, “end of a word”) +‎ 잇기 (itgi, “joining”, verbal noun of 잇다 (itda, “to join”)).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [k͈ɯnma̠ɾit̚k͈i]
  • Phonetic hangul: [끈마릳끼]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?kkeunmaritgi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?kkeutmal'isgi
McCune–Reischauer?kkŭnmaritki
Yale Romanization?kkuthmal.iski

Noun

끝말잇기 • (kkeunmaritgi)

  1. (games) shiritori; word chain (a Korean word game wherein each player must produce a word that begins with the syllable that the previous player's word ended with - only nouns may be used; words may not be repeated)

See also
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