돈벌레
Korean
[edit]Etymology
[edit]돈 (don, “money”) + 벌레 (beolle, “bug”)
Folk belief in Korea holds that a family that lives in a house with house centipedes in it will become rich.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [to̞np͈ʌ̹ɭɭe̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [돈뻘레]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | donbeolle |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | donbeolle |
| McCune–Reischauer? | tonpŏlle |
| Yale Romanization? | tonqpelley |
Noun
[edit]돈벌레 • (donbeolle)
- (zoology) house centipede (centipedes of the family Scutigeridae)
Synonyms
[edit]- (house centipede): 그리마 (geurima)