번데기

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Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Gugeupbang eonhae (救急方諺解 / 구급방언해), 1466, as Middle Korean 본도기〮 (Yale: pwòntwòkí).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?beondegi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?beondegi
McCune–Reischauer?pŏndegi
Yale Romanization?penteyki

Noun

번데기 (beondegi)

  1. A pupa or pupae.
  2. A snack food composed of roasted silkworm pupae

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