게염지

Jeju

Alternative forms
  • 개염지 (gaeyeomji), 개엄지 (gaeeomji), 거염지 (geoyeomji), 게미 (gemi), 게에미 (geemi), 게여미 (geyeomi), 개여미 (gaeyeomi), 게예미 (geyemi), 거여미 (geoyeomi)

Etymology

From Middle Korean 개야미〮 (kàyyàmí). Cognate to Korean 개미 (gaemi)

Pronunciation
  • (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽kejəmt͡ɕi⫽
  • (Jeju City) IPA(key): [kejəmd͡ʑi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [게염지]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geyeomji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geyeomji
Yale Romanization?keyyemci

Noun

게염지 (geyeomji)

  1. ant

Derived terms
  • 붉은게염지 (bulgeun'geyeomji)

References
  • “게염지” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.
  • 제주 문화 예술 재단 (2009), “게염지”, in 개정 증보 제주어 사전, 제주 특별 자치도, →ISBN, page 57
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