번데기

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Gugeupbang eonhae (救急方諺解 / 구급방언해), 1466, as Middle Korean 본도기〮 (Yale: pwòntwòkí).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʌ̹nde̞ɡi]
• Phonetic hangul: [번데기]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	beondegi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	beondegi
McCune–Reischauer?	pŏndegi
Yale Romanization?	penteyki

Noun

번데기 • (beondegi)

1. A pupa or pupae.
2. A snack food composed of roasted silkworm pupae

See also

• 누에 (nue)

Gallery

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  번데기 (beondegi, “pupa”)
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  번데기 (beondegi, “pupae”)
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  번데기 (beondegi, “snack”)

Further reading

• Beondegi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia