메아리
Korean edit
Etymology edit
First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 뫼〯ᅀᅡ리〮 (Yale: mwǒyzàlí), etymologically equivalent to modern 메 살— (me sal-, “to live in the mountains”) + 이 (-i, agentive noun-deriving suffix), but never perceived as such by modern speakers.
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [me̞a̠ɾi]
- Phonetic hangul: [메아리]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | meari |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | meali |
| McCune–Reischauer? | meari |
| Yale Romanization? | mey.ali |
Noun edit
메아리 • (meari)
- echo (a reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer)