이리
Korean edit
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [iɾi]
- Phonetic hangul: [이리]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | iri |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | ili |
McCune–Reischauer? | iri |
Yale Romanization? | ili |
Etymology 1 edit
Of native Korean origin.
Adverb edit
이리 • (iri)
- to this place, hither, here
- Synonym: 이쪽 (ijjok)
- in this way, like that/this, so
- Synonym: 이렇게 (ireoke)
Coordinate terms edit
(with respect to the dialogue partner):
Derived terms edit
- 이리저리 (irijeori, “here and there; one way after another”)
Related terms edit
See also edit
Etymology 2 edit
First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 일〮히 (Yale: ílhì).
Noun edit
이리 • (iri)
- (obsolete) wolf, wolves (specifically the grey wolf, Canis lupus)
Usage notes edit
The word has now been rendered obsolete by 늑대 (neukdae), a word of unclear etymology first attested in the late nineteenth century.
See also edit
Etymology 3 edit
First attested in the Yeogeo yuhae (譯語類解 / 역어유해), 1690, as Early Modern Korean 일의 (Yale: il.uy).
Noun edit
이리 • (iri)
- milt (the seminal fluid of fish)
Synonyms edit
- 어백(魚白) (eobaek)