웬이

Korean

Etymology

Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 우인 (愚人, u'in, “foolish person”) + 이 (-i, noun suffix), with nominal suffix 이 (-i) attached.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈwe̞(ː)ni]
• Phonetic hangul: [웨(ː)니]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	weni
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	wen'i
McCune–Reischauer?	weni
Yale Romanization?	wēyn.i

(Based on Standard Seoul, may not be accurate)

Noun

웬이 • (weni)

1. (Yukjin, derogatory) idiot

Synonyms

• Standard Korean: 바보 (babo), 멍청이 (meongcheong'i)

References

• 곽충구 (Kwak Chung-gu) (2018) “漢字語(方言) 속의 特異 漢字音 동북방언을 중심으로 [Unusual character readings in dialectal Sino-Korean: Centering on the Northeastern dialect]”, in Gugeohak, volume 88, →DOI, pages 3—32