거짓말쟁이

Korean

Etymology

거짓말 (geojinmal, “lie”) +‎ -쟁이 (-jaeng'i, derogatory agentive suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)d͡ʑinma̠ʎd͡ʑɛŋi] ~ [ˈkɘ(ː)d͡ʑinma̠ʎd͡ʑe̞ŋi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [거(ː)진말쟁이/거(ː)진말젱이]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geojinmaljaeng'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geojismaljaeng'i
McCune–Reischauer?kŏjinmaljaengi
Yale Romanization?kēcismalcayngi

Noun

거짓말쟁이 • (geojinmaljaeng'i)

  1. liar (someone who says falsehoods)
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