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Korean
Alternative forms
- (short form) 귀뚜리 (gwitturi)
- (obsolete) 귓도라미 (gwitdorami)
- (obsolete) 귓도리 (gwitdori)
Etymology
First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 귓돌와〮미 (Yale: kwùystwòlGwóamì).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | gwitturami |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gwi'ttulami |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kwitturami |
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| Yale Romanization? | kwi.ttwulami |
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Noun
귀뚜라미 • (gwitturami)
- cricket (insect)
- Synonym: (archaic) 실솔(蟋蟀) (silsol)
Related terms
- (onomatopoeia) 귀뚤귀뚤 (gwittulgwittul)
See also