쇠똥

Korean

Etymology

쇠 (soe-, “of a cow”) +‎ 똥 (ttong, “dung, feces”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰwe̞(ː)t͈o̞ŋ] ~ [ˈsʰø̞(ː)t͈o̞ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [쉐(ː)똥/쇠(ː)똥]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?soettong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?soe'ttong
McCune–Reischauer?soettong
Yale Romanization?sōy.ttong

Noun

쇠똥 • (soettong)

  1. cow dung, cow manure, cowpat
    Synonym: 소똥 (sottong)
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