진돗개

Korean

Etymology

From 진도(珍島) (jindo, “Jindo (county in South Jeolla)”) +‎ -ㅅ- (-s-, marker used in some compound nouns) +‎ 개 (gae, “dog”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕint͈o̞t̚k͈ɛ] ~ [t͡ɕint͈o̞t̚k͈e̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [진똗깨/진똗께]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jindotgae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jindosgae
McCune–Reischauer?chintotkae
Yale Romanization?cinqtoskay

Noun

진돗개 • (jindotgae)

  1. Korean Jindo
    Synonym: 진도견(珍島犬) (jindogyeon)
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