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땅거미

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Korean

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Etymology 1

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(ttang, earth) +‎ (geom, to be black) +‎ (-i, noun-deriving suffix).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ttanggeomi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ttanggeomi
McCune–Reischauer?ttanggŏmi
Yale Romanization?ttangkemi

Noun

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땅거미 (ttanggeomi)

  1. dusk, evening twilight

Etymology 2

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(ttang, ground) +‎ (-s-, genitive interfix; omitted from the spelling, but this causes the tense phonation of the following consonant) +‎ 거미 (geomi, spider).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ttanggeomi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ttanggeomi
McCune–Reischauer?ttangkŏmi
Yale Romanization?ttangqkemi

Noun

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땅거미 (ttanggeomi)

  1. purseweb spider, a family of spiders that live in sock-like webs on the ground