멧돼지

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 메 (me, “mountain”) +‎ -ㅅ- (-s-) +‎ 돼지 (dwaeji, “pig”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [me̞t̚t͈wɛd͡ʑi] ~ [me̞t͈wɛd͡ʑi] ~ [me̞t̚t͈we̞d͡ʑi] ~ [me̞t͈we̞d͡ʑi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [멛뙈지/메뙈지/멛뛔지/메뛔지]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?metdwaeji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mesdwaeji
McCune–Reischauer?mettwaeji
Yale Romanization?meystwayci

Noun

멧돼지 • (metdwaeji)

  1. wild boar (Sus scrofa)

Derived terms

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