시궁쥐

Korean

Etymology

시궁 (sigung, “cesspool”) +‎ 쥐 (jwi, “rat”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɕʰiɡuŋd͡ʑɥi] ~ [ɕʰiɡuŋd͡ʑy]
  • Phonetic hangul: [시궁쥐]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sigungjwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sigungjwi
McCune–Reischauer?sigungjwi
Yale Romanization?sikwungcwi

Noun

시궁쥐 • (sigungjwi)

  1. brown rat

Further reading

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