메토끼

Korean

메토끼

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 메 (me, “mountain, wilderness, field, meadow”) +‎ 토끼 (tokki, “hare, rabbit”).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [me̞tʰo̞k͈i]
Phonetic hangul: [메토끼]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	metokki
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	meto'kki
McCune–Reischauer^?	met'okki
Yale Romanization^?	mey.tho.kki

Noun

메토끼 • (metokki)

hare, literally, mountain hare

Synonyms

산(山)토끼 (santokki)
산토(山兎) (santo)
야토(野兎) (yato)

Antonyms

집토끼 (jiptokki): rabbit, literally, "house rabbit"

See also

메뚜기 (mettugi): grasshopper
멧닭 (metdak): black grouse
멧돼지 (metdwaeji): wild boar

Further reading

산토끼의 잘못 (santokkiui jalmot), a mistake for 산토끼 — 표준국어대사전

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