구렁이

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 구러ᇰ이 (Yale: kwuleng.i).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gureong'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?guleong'i
McCune–Reischauer?kurŏngi
Yale Romanization?kwulengi

Noun

구렁이 • (gureong'i)

  1. A python, a large and heavy snake.
  2. (figurative, derogatory) sly, conniving person

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