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Korean
Etymology
From 원승이 (wonseung'i), from 원성(猿猩) (“monkey”, Sino-Korean) + 이 (-i, suffix for animal names). Displaced native term 잔나비 (jannabi).[1]
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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| Revised Romanization? | wonsung'i |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | wonsung'i |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | wŏnsungi |
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| Yale Romanization? | wēnswungi |
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Noun
원숭이 • (wonsung'i) (counter 마리)
- monkey, ape
Synonyms
Derived terms
- 긴팔원숭이 (ginparwonsung'i, “gibbon”)
- 두크원숭이 (dukeuwonsung'i, “douc”)
- 들창코원숭이 (deulchangkowonsung'i, “snub-nosed monkey”)
- 마모셋원숭이 (mamosedwonsung'i, “marmoset”)
- 버빗원숭이 (beobidwonsung'i, “vervet monkey”)
- 안경원숭이 (an'gyeong'wonsung'i , “tarsier”)
- 여우원숭이 (yeouwonsung'i, “lemur”)
- 원숭이도 나무에서 떨어질 때가 있다 (wonsung'ido namueseo tteoreojil ttaega itda, “even experts sometimes make mistakes.”, literally “Even monkeys sometimes fall from trees”)
- 일본원숭이 (ilbonwonsung'i, “Japanese macaque”)
- 코주부원숭이 (kojubuwonsung'i, “proboscis monkey”)
References