빨갱이

Korean

Etymology

From 빨갛다 (ppalgahta, “red”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[p͈a̠ɭɡe̞ŋi]
  • Phonetic Hangul[빨갱이]
Revised Romanization? ppalgaeng-i
Revised Romanization (translit.)? ppalgaeng-i
McCune–Reischauer? ppalgaengi
Yale Romanization? ppalkayng.i

Noun

빨갱이 • (ppalgaeng-i)

  1. The red eel goby, Ctenotrypauchen microcephalus.
  2. Pejorative slang term for a communist.

References

  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (accessed 2007-01-22), “빨갱이”, in 표준국어대사전‎
  • 김, 익수; 박종영 (2002), “빨갱이”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 402
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