널뛰기

Korean

Etymology

(neol, board) + (ttwi-, to jump) + (-gi, nominalisation suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈnɘ(ː)ɭt͈ɥiɡi] ~ [ˈnɘ(ː)ɭt͈yɡi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?neolttwigi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?neol'ttwigi
McCune–Reischauer?nŏlttwigi
Yale Romanization?nēlttwiki

Noun

널뛰기 • (neolttwigi)

  1. "Neolttwigi", an outdoor game of Korean women and girls played on traditional holidays, similar to seesaw

See also

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