동치미
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Korean
Etymology
From 동침(冬沈)이, from 동(冬) (dong, “winter”) + 침(沈) (chim, “to sink”) + 이 (-i, “-er, -or”, agent noun suffix). Literally, “winter sinker”.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | dongchimi |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | dongchimi |
| McCune–Reischauer? | tongch'imi |
| Yale Romanization? | tongchimi |
Noun
동치미 • (dongchimi)