먼지

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 몬ᄌᆡ (Yale: mwòncòy).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mʌ̹ɲd͡ʑi]
• Phonetic hangul: [먼지]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	meonji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	meonji
McCune–Reischauer?	mŏnji
Yale Romanization?	men.ci

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 먼지의 / 먼지에 / 먼지까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, except before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes, when it takes full low pitch.

Noun

먼지 • (meonji)

1. dust

Derived terms

• 먼지떨이 (meonjitteori, “duster”)
• 미세먼지 (微細-, misemeonji, “particulate matter”)
• 흙먼지 (heungmeonji, “dust, dirt”)