끝말잇기
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Korean
Etymology
Of native Korean origin. From 끝말 (kkeunmal, “end of a word”) + 잇기 (itgi, “joining”, verbal noun of 잇다 (itda, “to join”)).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | kkeunmaritgi |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | kkeutmal'isgi |
| McCune–Reischauer? | kkŭnmaritki |
| Yale Romanization? | kkuthmal.iski |
Noun
- (games) shiritori; word chain (a Korean word game wherein each player must produce a word that begins with the syllable that the previous player's word ended with - only nouns may be used; words may not be repeated)
See also
- Japanese: しりとり (shiritori)