엉덩방아

Korean
FWOTD – 9 January 2014

Etymology

엉덩이 (eongdeong'i, “buttocks, backside”) + 방아 (bang'a, “mill, mortar and pestle”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɘ(ː)ŋdʌ̹ŋba̠ŋa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [엉(ː)덩방아]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eongdeongbang'a
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eongdeongbang'a
McCune–Reischauer?ŏngdŏngbanga
Yale Romanization?ēngtengpanga

Noun

엉덩방아 • (eongdeongbang'a)

  1. a fall on one's backside; a pratfall
    엉덩방아를 찧다
    eongdeongbang'areul jjita
    (fall backwards and) land on one's rear end; literally, "pound with the backside pestle"
    • 2014, 오늘 대설…수도권 스키장 일제히 개장
      멋진 묘기를 시도하다가 엉덩방아를 찧기도 합니다.
      meotjin myogireul sidohadaga eongdeongbang'areul jjikido hamnida.
      While trying to do cool stunts, he landed straight on his backside.

Synonyms
  • 궁둥방아 (gungdungbang'a)

Antonyms
  • 코방아 (kobang'a, “a fall on one's face; pounding with the nose pestle”)
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