물텀벙이
Korean
Etymology
물 (mul, “water”) + 텀벙 (teombeong, “tumble”, onomatopoeia) + 이 (-i, noun-deriving suffix).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [muɭtʰʌ̹mbʌ̹ŋi]
- Phonetic hangul: [물텀벙이]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | multeombeong'i |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | multeombeong'i |
| McCune–Reischauer? | mult'ŏmbŏngi |
| Yale Romanization? | mul.thempengi |
Noun
물텀벙이 • (multeombeong'i)
- (dialectal, coastal Gyeonggi) monkfish
- 물텀벙이가 너무 못생겨서 증말 못 먹갔어. (Gyeonggi, Gimpo)
- Multeombeong'iga neomu motsaenggyeoseo jeungmal mot meokgasseo.
- Because Monkfish are so ugly, I can't really can't eat them.