올챙이

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 올〮차ᇰ (Yale: wólchàng). Attested thereafter as 올〮차ᇰ이〮 (Yale: wólchàngí) with -이 (-i, nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [o̞ʎt͡ɕʰɛŋi] ~ [o̞ʎt͡ɕʰe̞ŋi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [올챙이/올쳉이]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?olchaeng'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?olchaeng'i
McCune–Reischauer?olch'aengi
Yale Romanization?olchayngi
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 올챙이의 / 올챙이에 / 올챙이까지

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

Noun

올챙이 • (olchaeng'i)

  1. tadpole
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