원숭이

Korean

Etymology

From 원승이 (wonseung'i), from 원성(猿猩) (monkey, Sino-Korean) +‎ -이 (-i, suffix for animal names). Displaced native term 잔나비 (jannabi).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈwɘ(ː)nsʰuŋi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?wonsung'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?wonsung'i
McCune–Reischauer?wŏnsungi
Yale Romanization?wēnswungi

Noun

원숭이 • (wonsung'i) (counter 마리)

  1. monkey, ape

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