널뛰기

Korean

Etymology

널 (neol, “board”) +‎ 뛰- (ttwi-, “to jump”) +‎ -기 (-gi, nominalisation suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈnɘ(ː)ɭt͈ɥiɡi] ~ [ˈnɘ(ː)ɭt͈yɡi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [널(ː)뛰기]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?neolttwigi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?neol'ttwigi
McCune–Reischauer?nŏlttwigi
Yale Romanization?nēlttwiki

Noun

널뛰기 • (neolttwigi)

  1. Neolttwigi, an outdoor game of Korean women and girls played on traditional holidays, similar to seesaw

See also

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