머구리
Korean
Etymology
Of native Korean origin. Compare Japanese 潜り (moguri, “diver”), and Mongolian мэлхий (melhij).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key)[mʌ̹ɡuɾi]
- Phonetic Hangul[머구리]
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Noun
머구리 • (meoguri)
- (obsolete) frog
Synonyms
- 개구리 (gaeguri)
- (dialectal) 개구락지 (gaegurakji)
See also
verbs related to water
- 담그다 (damgeuda, “to pour in; to add to a liquid”)
- 멱 (myeok, “dipping, bathing (in waters)”)
- 목욕 (沐浴, mogyok, “bathing (in waters)”)
- 무자맥질 (mujamaekjil, “dipping; diving”)
- 잠그다 (jamgeuda, “to dip; to submerge”)
- 잠수 (潛水/潜水, jamsu, “diving”)
- 헤엄 (heeom, “swimming”)
aquatic animals
- 갈매기 (galmaegi, “gull”)
- 거위 (geowi, “goose”)
- 고니 (goni, “swan”)
- 오리 (ori, “duck”)