게으름뱅이

게으름뱅이

Korean

Etymology

From 게으름 (geeureum, “idleness”) + -뱅이 (baeng-i)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[ke̞ɯɾɯmbe̞ŋi]
• Phonetic Hangul[게으름뱅이]

Revised Romanization? geeureumbaeng-i Revised Romanization (translit.)? geeuleumbaeng-i McCune–Reischauer? keŭrŭmbaengi Yale Romanization? keyulumpayng.i

Noun

게으름뱅이 • (geeureumbaeng-i)

1. (offensive) idler; layabout
2. (North Korea) sloth (animal)

Synonyms

• (idler): 게으름쟁이 (geeureumjaeng-i)