우렁이

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Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Dong'ui bogam (東醫寶鑑 / 동의보감), 1613, as Early Modern Korean 우롱이 (Yale: wulwongi).

우렁이 (ureong'i, “river snail”)

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ureong'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?uleong'i
McCune–Reischauer?urŏngi
Yale Romanization?wulengi
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 이의 / 우이에 / 우이까지

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on the second syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

우렁이 (ureong'i)

  1. river snail (freshwater snail for the family Viviparidae)

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