우인
Korean edit
Etymology 1 edit
Sino-Korean word from 愚人 (“simpleton”).
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [uin]
- Phonetic hangul: [우인]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | u'in |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | u'in |
McCune–Reischauer? | uin |
Yale Romanization? | wuin |
Noun edit
Etymology 2 edit
Sino-Korean word from 友人 (“friend”).
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈu(ː)in]
- Phonetic hangul: [우(ː)인]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | u'in |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | u'in |
McCune–Reischauer? | uin |
Yale Romanization? | wūin |
Noun edit
Etymology 3 edit
Sino-Korean word from 偶人 (“idol, puppet”).
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈu(ː)in]
- Phonetic hangul: [우(ː)인]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | u'in |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | u'in |
McCune–Reischauer? | uin |
Yale Romanization? | wūin |
Noun edit
Etymology 4 edit
Sino-Korean word from 虞人 (“warden”).
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [uin]
- Phonetic hangul: [우인]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | u'in |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | u'in |
McCune–Reischauer? | uin |
Yale Romanization? | wuin |
Noun edit
- (historical) guardian of mountains and lakes; caretaker of parks and reservations
Etymology 5 edit
Sino-Korean word from 優人 (“actor”).
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [uin]
- Phonetic hangul: [우인]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | u'in |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | u'in |
McCune–Reischauer? | uin |
Yale Romanization? | wuin |