아시

Jeju

Pronunciation

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽asi⫽
• (Jeju City) IPA^(key): [a̠ɕʰi]
• Phonetic hangul: [아시]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	asi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	asi
Yale Romanization?	asi

Etymology 1

From Middle Korean 아ᅀᆞ (àzò). Cognate to Korean 아우 (au).

Noun

아시 (asi)

1. a man's younger brother

See also

• 동셍 (dongseng)
• 성 (seong)
• 성님 (seongnim)
• 성아시 (seong'asi)
• 오라방 (orabang)

 

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

아시 (asi)

1. rake used to scoop up algae washed up on the beach

References

• “아시” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.
• 제주 문화 예술 재단 [jeju munhwa yesul jaedan] (2009) “아시”, in 개정 증보 제주어 사전 [gaejeong jeungbo jejueo sajeon], 제주 특별 자치도 [jeju teukbyeol jachido], →ISBN, page 576