암캐

Korean

Alternative forms

• 암개 (amgae) — common misspelling

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 암 (am-, “female”) +‎ 개 (gae, “dog”); 개 (gae) made into 캐 (kae), because 아ᇡ (amh) is the older form of 암 (am).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [a̠mkʰɛ] ~ [a̠mkʰe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [암캐/암케]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	amkae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	amkae
McCune–Reischauer?	amk'ae
Yale Romanization?	amkhay

Noun

암캐 • (amkae)

1. bitch (female dog)

   Antonym: 수캐 (sukae)