원숭이

Korean

Etymology

From 원승이, Sino-Korean word from 猿猩 + -이.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[ˈwɘːnsʰuŋi]
  • Phonetic Hangul[원:숭이]
Revised Romanization? wonsung-i
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Noun

원숭이 • (wonsung-i) (counter 마리)

  1. monkey
  2. ape

Derived terms

  • 원숭이도 나무에서 떨어질 때가 있다 (wonsung-i-do namueseo tteoreojil ttaega itda) "Even monkeys sometimes fall from trees", i.e., "even experts sometimes make mistakes."

References

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