꼭두각시

Korean

Etymology

꼭두 (kkokdu, “phantom”) + 각시 (gaksi, “doll bride”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [k͈o̞k̚t͈uɡa̠kɕ͈i]
  • Phonetic hangul: [꼭뚜각씨]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?kkokdugaksi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?kkogdugagsi
McCune–Reischauer?kkoktugaksi
Yale Romanization?kkoktwukak.si

Noun

꼭두각시 • (kkokdugaksi)

  1. (literal) puppet, marionette
  2. (figurative) puppet, cat's-paw
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