풋내기

Korean

Alternative forms

  • (misspelling) 풋나기 (punnagi)

Etymology

From 풋- (put-, green, unripe, new) +‎ -내기 (-naegi, agent suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pʰunnɛɡi] ~ [pʰunne̞ɡi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?punnaegi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pusnaegi
McCune–Reischauer?p'unnaegi
Yale Romanization?phusnayki

Noun

풋내기 • (punnaegi)

  1. novice, new hand, beginner
  2. rash person, hotspur