귀뚜라미

Korean

Alternative forms

• (short form) 귀뚜리 (gwitturi)
• (obsolete) 귓도라미 (gwitdorami)
• (obsolete) 귓도리 (gwitdori)

Etymology

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 귓돌와〮미 (Yale: kwùystwòlGwóamì).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kɥit͈uɾa̠mi] ~ [kyt͈uɾa̠mi]
• Phonetic hangul: [귀뚜라미]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gwitturami
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gwi'ttulami
McCune–Reischauer?	kwitturami
Yale Romanization?	kwi.ttwulami

Noun

귀뚜라미 • (gwitturami)

1. cricket (insect)

   Synonym: (archaic) 실솔(蟋蟀) (silsol)

Related terms

• (onomatopoeia) 귀뚤귀뚤 (gwittulgwittul)

See also

• 매미 (maemi, “cicada”)
• 메뚜기 (mettugi, “short-horned grasshopper”)
• 베짱이 (bejjang'i, “long-horned grasshopper”)