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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Bak Tongsa eonhae (朴通事諺解 / 박통사언해), 1677, as Early Modern Korean 난장이 (Yale: nancang.i). Possibly equivalent to 낮 (nat-, “low”) + 은 (-eun) + 쟁이 (-jaeng'i).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | nanjaeng'i |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | nanjaeng'i |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | nanjaengi |
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| Yale Romanization? | nan.cayngi |
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Noun
난쟁이 • (nanjaeng'i)
- (derogatory) dwarf, midget
- Antonym: 키다리 (kidari)