깜둥이

Korean

Alternative forms

  • 껌둥이 (kkeomdung'i)
  • 검둥이 (geomdung'i)

Etymology

깜— (kkam-, “black”) (~ 검— (geom-)) + —둥이 (-dung'i, agent suffix).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?kkamdung'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?kkamdung'i
McCune–Reischauer?kkamdungi
Yale Romanization?kkamtwungi

Noun

깜둥이 • (kkamdung'i)

  1. (friendly, sometimes outdated) nickname for a black animal, especially a dog
  2. (ethnic slur) black person; nigger

See also

  • 흰둥이 (huindung'i)
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