-뱅이

Korean

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pɛŋi] ~ [pe̞ŋi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [뱅이/벵이]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?baeng'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?baeng'i
McCune–Reischauer?paengi
Yale Romanization?payngi

Suffix

-뱅이 • (-baeng'i)

  1. (derogatory, after a noun) person or thing characterized
    Synonyms: (not derogatory) -쟁이 (-jaeng'i), (not derogatory) -장이 (-jang'i)
    ‎게으름 (geeureum, “laziness”) + ‎-뱅이 (-baeng'i) → ‎게으름뱅이 (geeureumbaeng'i, “lazybone; slacker”)
    ‎주정(酒酊) (jujeong, “drunkenness”) + ‎-뱅이 (-baeng'i) → ‎주정(酒酊)뱅이 (jujeongbaeng'i, “drunkard”)

Derived terms

Category Korean terms suffixed with -뱅이 not found
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