풋내기

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Korean

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From (put-, green, unripe, new) +‎ 내기 (-naegi, agent suffix).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?punnaegi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pusnaegi
McCune–Reischauer?p'unnaegi
Yale Romanization?phusnayki

Noun

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풋내기 (punnaegi)

  1. novice, new hand, beginner
  2. rash person, hotspur