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Korean
Etymology
From 똥 (ttong, “dung”) + ㅅ (-s-, genitive interfix; omitted from the spelling, but this causes the tense phonation of the following consonant) + 개 (gae, “cur, dog”), supposedly because these dogs were thought to eat dung in the streets.
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | ttonggae |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | ttonggae |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ttongkae |
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| Yale Romanization? | ttongqkay |
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Noun
똥개 • (ttonggae)
- (colloquial) a mongrel dog, a mutt dog
- Synonyms: 잡종견(雜種犬) (japjonggyeon), 시고르잡종 (sigoreujapjong)
- (original meaning) an unowned dog in the neighborhood