-뱅이

Korean

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pɛŋi] ~ [pe̞ŋi]
• Phonetic hangul: [뱅이/벵이]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	baeng'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	baeng'i
McCune–Reischauer?	paengi
Yale Romanization?	payngi

Suffix

뱅이 • (-baeng'i)

1. (derogatory, after a noun) person or thing characterized

   Synonyms: (not derogatory) 쟁이 (-jaeng'i), (not derogatory) 장이 (-jang'i)

   ‎게으름 (geeureum, “laziness”) + ‎뱅이 (-baeng'i) → ‎게으름뱅이 (geeureumbaeng'i, “lazybone; slacker”)

   ‎주정(酒酊) (jujeong, “drunkenness”) + ‎뱅이 (-baeng'i) → ‎주정(酒酊)뱅이 (jujeongbaeng'i, “drunkard”)

Derived terms

Category Korean terms suffixed with -뱅이 not found