소나기

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Korean 쇠나기 (soenagi), a conjunction of 쇠 (soe, “very, suddenly, large”), 나— (na-, “to exit”), and —기 (-gi).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[sʰo̞na̠ɡi]
  • Phonetic Hangul[소나기]
Revised Romanization? sonagi
Revised Romanization (translit.)? sonagi
McCune–Reischauer? sonagi
Yale Romanization? sonaki

Noun

소나기 • (sonagi)

  1. shower, a type of rain that rains heavily for a short amount of time
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