돈벌레

돈벌레

Korean

Etymology

돈 (don, “money”) +‎ 벌레 (beolle, “bug”)

Folk belief in Korea holds that a family that lives in a house with house centipedes in it will become rich.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [to̞np͈ʌ̹ɭɭe̞]
• Phonetic hangeul: [돈뻘레]

Revised Romanization? donbeolle Revised Romanization (translit.)? donbeolle McCune–Reischauer? tonpŏlle Yale Romanization? tonqpelley

Noun

돈벌레 • (donbeolle)

1. (zoology) House centipede (centipedes of the family Scutigeridae)

Synonyms

• (house centipede): 그리마 (geurima)