Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Eonhae duchang jibyo (諺解痘瘡集要 / 언해두창집요), 1608, as Early Modern Korean 구린내 (Yale: kwulinnay). Equivalent to 구리— (guri-) + —ㄴ (-n) + (nae).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gurinnae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gulinnae
McCune–Reischauer?kurinnae
Yale Romanization?kwulinnay

Noun

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구린내 (gurinnae)

  1. A disgusting smell.

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