땅거미
Korean
Etymology 1
땅 (ttang, “earth”) + 검 (geom, “to be black”) + 이 (-i, noun-deriving suffix).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͈a̠ŋɡʌ̹mi]
- Phonetic hangul: [땅거미]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | ttanggeomi |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | ttanggeomi |
| McCune–Reischauer? | ttanggŏmi |
| Yale Romanization? | ttangkemi |
Noun
땅거미 • (ttanggeomi)
- dusk, evening twilight
Etymology 2
땅 (ttang, “ground”) + ㅅ (-s-, genitive interfix; omitted from the spelling, but this causes the tense phonation of the following consonant) + 거미 (geomi, “spider”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͈a̠ŋk͈ʌ̹mi]
- Phonetic hangul: [땅꺼미]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | ttanggeomi |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | ttanggeomi |
| McCune–Reischauer? | ttangkŏmi |
| Yale Romanization? | ttangqkemi |
Noun
땅거미 • (ttanggeomi)
- purseweb spider, a family of spiders that live in sock-like webs on the ground