원숭이

Korean

Etymology

From 원승이 (wonseung'i), from 원성(猿猩) (“monkey”, Sino-Korean) +‎ 이 (-i, suffix for animal names). Displaced native term 잔나비 (jannabi).[1]

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈwɘ(ː)nsʰuŋi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [원(ː)숭이]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?wonsung'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?wonsung'i
McCune–Reischauer?wŏnsungi
Yale Romanization?wēnswungi

Noun

원숭이 • (wonsung'i) (counter 마리)

  1. monkey, ape

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • 두크원숭이 (dukeuwonsung'i, “douc”)
  • 들창코원숭이 (deulchangkowonsung'i, “snub-nosed monkey”)
  • 원숭이도 나무에서 떨어질 때가 있다 (wonsung'ido namueseo tteoreojil ttaega itda, “even experts sometimes make mistakes.”, literally “Even monkeys sometimes fall from trees”)
  • 코주부원숭이 (kojubuwonsung'i, “proboscis monkey”)

References
  1. 홍윤표, '원숭이'와 '잔나비', 2006.
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