"깜둥이" meaning in Korean

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Noun

IPA: [k͈a̠mduŋi] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: kkamdung'i [romanization]
Etymology: 깜— (kkam-, “black”) (~ 검— (geom-)) + —둥이 (-dung'i, agent suffix). Etymology templates: {{ko-l|깜—|black}} 깜— (kkam-, “black”), {{ko-l|검—}} 검— (geom-), {{ko-l|—둥이|agent suffix}} —둥이 (-dung'i, agent suffix) Head templates: {{ko-noun}} 깜둥이 • (kkamdung'i)
  1. (friendly, sometimes outdated) nickname for a black animal, especially a dog Tags: archaic, sometimes
    Sense id: en-깜둥이-ko-noun-4Ry18~Ph Categories (other): Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 71 29 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 15
  2. (ethnic slur) black person; nigger Tags: ethnic, slur
    Sense id: en-깜둥이-ko-noun-6iKy9Pwx Categories (other): Korean ethnic slurs, Korean entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 33 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: 흰둥이 (huindung'i)
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