알갱이

Korean

Etymology

From 알 (al) +‎ 갱이 (-gaeng'i).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [a̠ɭɡɛŋi] ~ [a̠ɭɡe̞ŋi]
• Phonetic hangul: [알갱이/알겡이]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	algaeng'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	algaeng'i
McCune–Reischauer?	algaengi
Yale Romanization?	al.kayngi

Noun

알갱이 • (algaeng'i)

1. grain, corn, pellet
2. (nativising coinage, physics) Synonym of 입자(粒子) (ipja, “corpuscule”)