엉덩이

Korean

Alternative forms
  • 응뎅이 (eungdeng'i), 응디 (eungdi), 엉데 (eongde), 앵둥이 (aengdung'i) (all dialectal forms)

Etymology

First attested in the Gukhan hoehwa (國韓會話 / 국한회화), 1895, as Early Modern Korean 엉덩이 (Yale: engtengi).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɘ(ː)ŋdʌ̹ŋi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [엉(ː)덩이]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eongdeong'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eongdeong'i
McCune–Reischauer?ŏngdŏngi
Yale Romanization?ēngtengi
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 엉덩이의 / 엉덩이에 / 엉덩이까지

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on the second syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun
South Korean
Standard Language		 엉덩이 (eongdeong'i)
North Korean
Standard Language		 엉뎅이 (eongdeng'i)

엉덩이 • (eongdeong'i)

  1. buttocks, bottom
    Synonyms: 궁둥이 (gungdung'i), 볼기 (bolgi)
  2. (now uncommon) the upper buttocks specifically
    Coordinate term: 궁둥이 (gungdung'i, “the lower buttocks”)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms:

  • 넙덕지 (neopdeokji)
  • 똥방뎅이 (ttongbangdeng'i)
  • 방뎅이 (bangdeng'i)
  • 방치 (bangchi)
  • 엉더리 (eongdeori)
  • 엉둥패기 (eongdungpaegi)
  • 엉치 (eongchi)
  • 응세이 (eungsei)
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