코쟁이

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 코 (ko, “nose”) +‎ -쟁이 (-jaeng'i, derogatory suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kʰo̞d͡ʑɛŋi] ~ [kʰo̞d͡ʑe̞ŋi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [코쟁이/코젱이]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?kojaeng'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?kojaeng'i
McCune–Reischauer?k'ojaengi
Yale Romanization?khocayngi

Noun

코쟁이 • (kojaeng'i)

  1. (derogatory, ethnic slur) Westerner

Further reading

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