이리

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [iɾi]
• Phonetic hangul: [이리]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	iri
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ili
McCune–Reischauer?	iri
Yale Romanization?	ili

Etymology 1

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 이〮리〮 (Yale: ílí), from 이〮 (í, “this”) + 리〮 (-lí, suffix).

Adverb

이리 • (iri)

1. to this place, hither, here

   Synonym: 이쪽 (ijjok)

2. in this way, like that/this, so

   Synonym: 이렇게 (ireoke)

Coordinate terms

• 저리 (jeori, “to that place, thither, there”)
• 저쪽으로 (jeojjogeuro, “to that place, thither, there”)
• 저렇게 (jeoreoke, “in that way”)

(with respect to the dialogue partner):

• 그리 (geuri, “to that place, thither, there”)
• 그쪽으로 (geujjogeuro, “to that place, thither, there”)
• 그렇게 (geureoke, “in that way”)

Derived terms

• 이리저리 (irijeori, “here and there; one way after another”)

Related terms

• 여기 (yeogi, “here, to/in this place”)
• 저기 (jeogi, “thither, there, to/in that place”)
• 거기 (geogi, “thither, there, to/in that place of the dialogue partner”)

See also

• 이곳 (igot, “to/in this place”)
• 저곳 (jeogot, “to/in that place”)
• 그곳 (geugot, “to/in that place of the dialogue partner”)
• 어디 (eodi, “to/in what place, where, whither”)

Etymology 2

이리 (iri, “grey wolf”).

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 일〮히 (Yale: ílhì).

Noun

이리 • (iri)

1. (obsolete) wolf, wolves (specifically the grey wolf, Canis lupus)

Usage notes

The word has now been rendered obsolete by 늑대 (neukdae), a word of unclear etymology first attested in the late nineteenth century.

See also

• 늑대 (neukdae, “wolf”)
• 승냥이 (seungnyang'i, “dhole”)
• 말승냥이 (malseungnyang'i, “big dhole”)

Etymology 3

First attested in the Yeogeo yuhae (譯語類解 / 역어유해), 1690, as Early Modern Korean 일의 (Yale: il.uy).

Noun

이리 • (iri)

1. milt (the seminal fluid of fish)

Synonyms

• 어백(魚白) (eobaek)