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Korean
Etymology
동(童) (dong, “child”) + 이 (-i, agentive noun suffix)
Pronunciation
Romanizations |
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Revised Romanization? | dung'i |
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Revised Romanization (translit.)? | dung'i |
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McCune–Reischauer? | tungi |
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Yale Romanization? | twungi |
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Suffix
둥이 • (-dung'i)
- -er; an agent suffix, especially used for a person who has a characteristic.
Derived terms
- 귀염둥이 (gwiyeomdung'i)
- 바람둥이 (baramdung'i)
- 막내둥이 (mangnaedung'i)