새똥

Korean

Etymology

새 (sae) + 똥 (ttong).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰɛ(ː)t͈o̞ŋ] ~ [ˈsʰe̞(ː)t͈o̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [새(ː)똥/세(ː)똥]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	saettong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sae'ttong
McCune–Reischauer?	saettong
Yale Romanization?	sāy.ttong

Noun

새똥 • (saettong)

1. bird droppings; guano