동숭

Korean

Etymology

Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 동생 (同生, dongsaeng, “younger siblings”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [to̞ŋsʰuŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [동숭]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dongsung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dongsung
McCune–Reischauer?	tongsung
Yale Romanization?	tongswung

Noun

동숭 • (dongsung)

1. Gyeongsang and Jeolla dialect form of 동생 (dongsaeng, “younger siblings”)
   • 1979 July 29, 양또순 [yangttosun], “구렁 선비 [gureong seonbi]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎^[1], 경상남도 거제군 장목면 [gyeongsangnamdo geojegun jangmongmyeon]:

     동숭아, 제부는 어디 갔노?

     dongsung-a, jebu-neun eodi gan-no?

     Younger sibling, where has brother-in-law (the sibling's husband) gone?

2. (Jeolla dialect, Namhae Gyeongsang) sister-in-law