흙투성이

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 흙 (heuk, “dirt”) +‎ -투성이 (-tuseong'i, suffix used to mean a state of having too much of something or a person or thing in such a state).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [xɯk̚tʰusʰʌ̹ŋi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [흑투성이]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?heuktuseong'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?heulgtuseong'i
McCune–Reischauer?hŭkt'usŏngi
Yale Romanization?hulkthwusengi

Noun

흙투성이 • (heuktuseong'i)

  1. dirtiness, being dirty or covered in dirt
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