개똥

Korean

Etymology

개 (gae) +‎ 똥 (ttong).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)t͈o̞ŋ] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)t͈o̞ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [개(ː)똥/게(ː)똥]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gaettong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gae'ttong
McCune–Reischauer?kaettong
Yale Romanization?kāy.ttong

Noun

개똥 • (gaettong)

  1. dog dung (droppings)

Derived terms

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