암캐

Korean

Alternative forms

  • 암개 (amgae) — common misspelling

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 암- (am-, “female”) +‎ 개 (gae, “dog”); 개 (gae) made into 캐 (kae), because 아ᇡ (amh) is the older form of 암 (am).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [a̠mkʰɛ] ~ [a̠mkʰe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [암캐/암케]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?amkae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?amkae
McCune–Reischauer?amk'ae
Yale Romanization?amkhay

Noun

암캐 • (amkae)

  1. bitch (female dog)
    Antonym: 수캐 (sukae)
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