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Korean
Etymology
Of native Korean origin. Blend of 문드러지다 (mundeureojida, “to fester and fall off”) + 둥이 (-dung'i, “noun-deriving suffix”). First attested in the late nineteenth century.
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | mundung'i |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | mundung'i |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | mundungi |
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| Yale Romanization? | muntwungi |
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Noun
문둥이 • (mundung'i)
- (colloquial) A person suffering from leprosy; a leper
- (chiefly Gyeongsang, familiar) Idiot
니 오늘 문디 같이 와 그러노?- Ni oneul mundi gachi wa geureono?
- Why are you acting so much like an idiot today?
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