소나기

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 쇠나기〮 (Yale: swòynàkí).

A conjunction of 쇠 (swoy, “very, suddenly, large”, adverb) +‎ 나- (na-, “to exit”) +‎ -기 (-ki).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰo̞na̠ɡi]
• Phonetic hangul: [소나기]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sonagi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sonagi
McCune–Reischauer?	sonagi
Yale Romanization?	sonaki

Noun

소나기 • (sonagi)

1. shower (rain that rains heavily for a short amount of time)
2. (Hamgyong, Yukjin) thunder