지렁이

Korean

Etymology

Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 지룡 (地龍, jiryong, “earthworm”) +‎ 이 (-i, noun suffix).

First attested as Middle Korean 디로ᇰ이 (Yale: tilwong.i) in the Bunmun onyeok ihaebang (分門瘟疫易解方 / 분문온역이해방), 1542.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕi(ː)ɾʌ̹ŋi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [지(ː)렁이]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jireong'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jileong'i
McCune–Reischauer?chirŏngi
Yale Romanization?cīlengi

Noun

지렁이 • (jireong'i)

  1. earthworm
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