Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 建議.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)nɰi] ~ [ˈkɘ(ː)ni]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geonui
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geon'ui
McCune–Reischauer?kŏnŭi
Yale Romanization?kēn.uy

Noun

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건의 (geonui) (hanja 建議)

  1. proposition, proposal