달팽이

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Hyang'yakjipseongbang (鄕藥集成方 / 향약집성방), 1433 as Middle Korean 月乙板伊 (*tolphan.i). Further Middle Korean examples as Hangul include ᄃᆞᆯ판이 (tolphanGi), ᄃᆞᆯ파니 (tolphani) and ᄃᆞᆯ팡이 (tolphangi). Compare dialectal forms 달파니 (dalpani, Jeonnam/Pyeongan/Hwanghae), etc. and Jeju ᄃᆞᆯ뱅이 (dawlbaeng'i).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ta̠ɭpʰɛŋi] ~ [ta̠ɭpʰe̞ŋi]
• Phonetic hangul: [달팽이/달펭이]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dalpaeng'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dalpaeng'i
McCune–Reischauer?	talp'aengi
Yale Romanization?	tal.phayngi

Noun

달팽이 • (dalpaeng'i)

1. snail

   달팽이 껍질 ― dalpaeng'i kkeopjil ― snail's shell

Synonyms

• 와우 (蝸牛, wau)

Derived terms

• 갯민숭달팽이 (gaenminsungdalpaeng'i, “sea rabbit, nudibranch”)
• 민달팽이 (mindalpaeng'i, “slug”)