물텀벙이

Korean

Etymology

물 (mul, “water”) +‎ 텀벙 (teombeong, “tumble”, onomatopoeia) +‎ 이 (-i, noun-deriving suffix).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [muɭtʰʌ̹mbʌ̹ŋi]
• Phonetic hangul: [물텀벙이]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	multeombeong'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	multeombeong'i
McCune–Reischauer?	mult'ŏmbŏngi
Yale Romanization?	mul.thempengi

Noun

물텀벙이 • (multeombeong'i)

1. (dialectal, coastal Seoul) monkfish

   물텀벙이가 너무 못생겨서 증말 못 먹갔어. (Gyeonggi, Gimpo)

   Multeombeong'iga neomu motsaenggyeoseo jeungmal mot meokgasseo.

   Because Monkfish are so ugly, I can't really can't eat them.