알갱이

Korean

Etymology

From 알 (al) +‎ -갱이 (-gaeng'i).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [a̠ɭɡɛŋi] ~ [a̠ɭɡe̞ŋi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [알갱이/알겡이]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?algaeng'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?algaeng'i
McCune–Reischauer?algaengi
Yale Romanization?al.kayngi

Noun

알갱이 • (algaeng'i)

  1. grain, corn, pellet
  2. (nativising coinage, physics) synonym of 입자(粒子) (ipja, “corpuscule”)
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