암컷

Jeju

Etymology

Cognate with Korean 암컷 (amkeot).

Pronunciation

  • (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽amkʰəs⫽
  • (Jeju City) IPA(key): [a̠mkʰət̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [암컫]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?amkeot
Revised Romanization (translit.)?amkeos
Yale Romanization?amkhes

Noun

암컷 (amkeot)

  1. a female animal
    Antonym: 수커 (sukeo)

References

  • “암컷” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.

Korean

Etymology

From Early Modern Korean 암것 (amkes), from Middle Korean 아ᇡ (amh, “female (non-human)”) + 것 (kes, “thing”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?amkeot
Revised Romanization (translit.)?amkeos
McCune–Reischauer?amk'ŏt
Yale Romanization?amkhes

Noun

암컷 • (amkeot)

  1. a female animal
    Antonym: 수컷 (sukeot)
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