똥거름

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͈o̞ŋɡʌ̹ɾɯm]
Phonetic hangul: [똥거름]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	ttonggeoreum
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	ttonggeoleum
McCune–Reischauer^?	ttonggŏrŭm
Yale Romanization^?	ttongkelum

Noun

똥거름 • (ttonggeoreum)

dung, dunghill, muck, manure, compost, night soil

Synonyms

두엄 (dueom)
퇴비 (堆肥, toebi)

Related terms

똥 (ttong): dung (of animals)
거름 (georeum): fertilizer, manure (more suggestive of natural kinds)
비료 (肥料, biryo): fertilizer, manure (more suggestive of artificial kinds)

See also

걸다 (geolda): To be fertile

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