좽이

Korean

Etymology

From Mandarin 罺網 / 罺网 (cháowǎng) with nominal suffix -이 (-i) attached.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕwɛ(ː)ŋi] ~ [ˈt͡ɕwe̞(ː)ŋi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [좽(ː)이/쥉(ː)이]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jwaeng'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jwaeng'i
McCune–Reischauer?chwaengi
Yale Romanization?cwāyngi

Noun

좽이 • (jwaeng'i)

  1. A net used to catch fish
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