문어
Korean
editEtymology 1
editEtymology unclear. Possibly from 민 (min-, “bare; unadorned”, prefix) + 어(魚) (eo, “fish”, Sino-Korean morpheme). Later transliterated to 文魚 (literally “literary fish”).
Pronunciation
edit- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [munʌ̹]
- Phonetic hangul: [무너]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | muneo |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | mun'eo |
McCune–Reischauer? | munŏ |
Yale Romanization? | mun.e |
Noun
editDerived terms
editEtymology 2
editSino-Korean word from 文語.
Pronunciation
edit- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [munʌ̹]
- Phonetic hangul: [무너]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | muneo |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | mun'eo |
McCune–Reischauer? | munŏ |
Yale Romanization? | mun.e |
Noun
editDerived terms
editEtymology 3
editSino-Korean word from 問語.
Pronunciation
edit- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmu(ː)nʌ̹]
- Phonetic hangul: [무(ː)너]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | muneo |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | mun'eo |
McCune–Reischauer? | munŏ |
Yale Romanization? | mūn.e |
Noun
edit- (military) sign (challenge)
- Coordinate term: 답어(答語) (dabeo, “countersign”)