Wiktionary

민

민 U+BBFC, 민
HANGUL SYLLABLE MIN
Composition:ㅁ + ㅣ + ㄴ
← 믻
[U+BBFB] 		Hangul Syllables 믽 →
[U+BBFD]
미믹믺믻민믽믾
믿밀밁밂밃밄밅
밆밇밈밉밊밋밌
밍밎및밐밑밒밓
믜 ←→ 바

Korean edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Korean 믠 (Yale: mùy-n), the past adnominal form of 믜다〮 (Yale: mùy-tá, “(of hair) to fall off, etc.”). 맨 (maen) is originally an ablaut variant.[1]

Pronunciation edit

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Verb edit

민 • (min)

  1. past adnominal of 미다 (mida, “(for hair) to fall off, etc.”)

Prefix edit

민— • (min-)

  1. unadorned, bare, lacking
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Sino-Korean word from 民 (“people”).

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

민 • (min) (hanja 民)

  1. (literary) the people
Derived terms edit

Etymology 3 edit

Sino-Korean word from 閔.

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Min
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Min
McCune–Reischauer?Min
Yale Romanization?min

Proper noun edit

민 • (Min) (hanja 閔)

  1. a Min surname from Chinese

See also edit

Etymology 4 edit

From Middle Korean 민〯 (Yale: mǐn).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [mi(ː)n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [민(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?min
Revised Romanization (translit.)?min
McCune–Reischauer?min
Yale Romanization?mīn

Verb edit

민 • (min)

  1. past adnominal of 밀다 (milda, “to push”)

Etymology 5 edit

Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable edit

민 (min)

Extended content
  1. 岷: name of a mountain
    (eumhun reading: 산이름 민 (sanireum min))
    (MC reading: 岷 (MC min))
  2. 悶: agonize
    (eumhun reading: 번민할 민 (beonminhal min))
    (MC reading: 悶 (MC mwonH))
  3. 愍: worry
    (eumhun reading: 근심할 민 (geunsimhal min))
    (MC reading: 愍 (MC minX))
  4. 憫: pity
    (eumhun reading: 불쌍히 여길 민 (bulssanghi yeogil min))
    (MC reading: 憫 (MC minX))
  5. 敏: keen
    (eumhun reading: 민첩할 민 (mincheophal min))
    (MC reading: 敏 (MC minX))
  6. 旻: heaven
    (eumhun reading: 하늘 민 (haneul min))
    (MC reading: 旻 (MC min))
  7. 旼: gentle
    (eumhun reading: 화할 민 (hwahal min))
    (MC reading: 旼 (MC min))
  8. 民: peasants
    (eumhun reading: 백성 민 (baekseong min))
    (MC reading: 民 (MC mjin))
  9. 泯: perish
    (eumhun reading: 망할 민 (manghal min))
    (MC reading: 泯 (MC mjin|mjinX))
  10. 玟: jade
    (eumhun reading: 옥돌 민 (okdol min))
    (MC reading: 玟)
  11. 珉: jade
    (eumhun reading: 옥돌 민 (okdol min))
    (MC reading: 珉 (MC min))
  12. 緡: fishing line
    (eumhun reading: 낚시줄 민 (naksijul min))
    (MC reading: 緡 (MC min))
  13. 閔: surname
    (eumhun reading: 성씨 민 (seongssi min))
    (MC reading: 閔 (MC minX))
  14. 忞: exert
    (eumhun reading: 힘쓸 민 (himsseul min))
    (MC reading: 忞 (MC min))
  15. 忟: strong
    (eumhun reading: 강인할 민 (gang'inhal min))
    (MC reading: 忟)
  16. 暋: stout
    (eumhun reading: 굳셀 민 (gutsel min))
    (MC reading: 暋 (MC minX))
  17. 湣: temple name
    (eumhun reading: 시호 민 (siho min))
    (MC reading: 湣)
  18. 緍: fishing line
    (eumhun reading: 낚시줄 민 (naksijul min))
    (MC reading: 緍)
  19. 罠: net
    (eumhun reading: 그물 민 (geumul min))
    (MC reading: 罠 (MC min))
  20. 苠: vegetable heart
    (eumhun reading: 속대 민 (sokdae min))
    (MC reading: 苠)
  21. 閩: tribe name
    (eumhun reading: 종족이름 민 (jongjogireum min))
    (MC reading: 閩 (MC min|mjun))
  22. 鰵: sawedged perch
    (eumhun reading: 다금바리 민 (dageumbari min))
    (MC reading: 鰵 (MC minX))
  23. 黽: exert
    (eumhun reading: 힘쓸 민 (himsseul min))
    (MC reading: 黽 (MC mjinX|mjienX|meangX))
  24. 慜: 총명할
    (MC reading: 慜 (MC minX))

References edit

  1. ^ 具(구)本(본)寬(관) (2007) “접두사의 통시적인 발달 과정에 대하여—'휘', '민/맨', '새/샛/시/싯'을 중심으로— [jeopdusaui tongsijeogin baldal gwajeong'e daehayeo- hwi- , min-/maen- , sae-/saet-/si-/sit- eul jungsimeuro-]”, in 남성우 [namseong'u], editor, 국어사 연구와 자료 [gugeosa yeon'guwa jaryo], pages 157—179
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