난쟁이

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

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [na̠ɲd͡ʑɛŋi] ~ [na̠ɲd͡ʑe̞ŋi]
Phonetic hangul: [난쟁이/난젱이]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	nanjaeng'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	nanjaeng'i
McCune–Reischauer^?	nanjaengi
Yale Romanization^?	nan.cayngi

Noun

난쟁이 • (nanjaeng'i)

(derogatory) dwarf, midget
Antonym: 키다리 (kidari)