우렁각시

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Korean

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Etymology

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우렁이 (ureong'i, “river snail”) +‎ 각시 (gaksi, “wife”).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ureonggaksi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?uleonggagsi
McCune–Reischauer?urŏnggaksi
Yale Romanization?wulengkak.si

Proper noun

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우렁각시 • (Ureonggaksi)

  1. a heroine of a Korean folktale, a river snail which falls in love with a human farmer and prepares nightly meals for him while he is asleep

Noun

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우렁각시 • (ureonggaksi)

  1. (figurative) someone who helps others secretly
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