구덩이

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 굳 (Yale: kwut).

The modern form is equivalent to 굳 (gut) +‎ -엉 (-eong, diminutive suffix) +‎ -이 (-i, noun suffix), and is first attested in the mid-nineteenth century.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gudeong'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gudeong'i
McCune–Reischauer?kudŏngi
Yale Romanization?kwutengi

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 구덩이의 / 구덩이에 / 구덩이까지

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on the second syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

구덩이 • (gudeong'i)

  1. crater, hollow, pit

Synonyms

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