미투리

Korean

Alternative forms

(Pyeong'an) 무쿠리 (mukuri)
(dialectal) 무크리 (mukeuri)
(Gangwon, Chungnam, Jeolla, Hwanghae, Gyeongsang, Jeju, Hamgyong) 메투리 (meturi)

Etymology

First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 메트리 (Yale: meythuli).

The first component may be 메 (me, “hill; wild”) and the second part may be related to 다리 (dari, “leg”). A number of dialectal forms show gul as their second element; this may be related to 걷— (geot-, “to walk”) (徐廷範).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mitʰuɾi]
Phonetic hangul: [미투리]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	mituri
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	mituli
McCune–Reischauer^?	mit'uri
Yale Romanization^?	mi.thwuli

Noun

미투리 • (mituri)

hemp-cord sandals