댕댕이

Korean

Etymology 1

From visual similarity with the word 멍멍이. 대 resembles 머. This is the most popularized example of a form of Korean leetspeak called 야민정음 (yaminjeong'eum).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tɛŋdɛŋi] ~ [te̞ŋde̞ŋi]
• Phonetic hangul: [댕댕이/뎅뎅이]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	daengdaeng'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	daengdaeng'i
McCune–Reischauer?	taengdaengi
Yale Romanization?	tayngtayngi

Noun

댕댕이 • (daengdaeng'i)

1. (originally leetspeak, now in wider use) Alternative form of 멍멍이 (meongmeong'i, “doggy”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tɛŋdɛŋi] ~ [te̞ŋde̞ŋi]
• Phonetic hangul: [댕댕이/뎅뎅이]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	daengdaeng'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	daengdaeng'i
McCune–Reischauer?	taengdaengi
Yale Romanization?	tayngtayngi

Noun

댕댕이 • (daengdaeng'i)

1. Synonym of 댕댕이덩굴 (daengdaeng'ideonggul)