메뚜기
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메뚜기 짝짓기
Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 묏도기 (mwoys.twoki).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key)[me̞t͈uɡi]
- Phonetic Hangul[메뚜기]
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Noun
메뚜기 • (mettugi)
- (literally, "meadow hopper") short-horned grasshopper, locust
- 메뚜기도 한 철.
- Mettugido han cheol.
- Grasshoppers have a best season.
Alternative forms
- (obsolete) 묏도기 (moetdogi)
Antonyms
- 여치 (yeochi): long-horned grasshopper, bush cricket, katydid
- 방아깨비 (bang-akkaebi): long-horned grasshopper, bush cricket, katydid
- 베짱이 (bejjang-i): long-horned grasshopper, bush cricket, katydid
Derived terms
- 벼메뚜기 (byeomettugi): paddy locust
See also
- 귀뚜라미 (gwitturami): cricket