Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 便紙/片紙 (便紙 / 片紙).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpʰi(ː)ɲd͡ʑi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pinji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pinji
McCune–Reischauer?p'inji
Yale Romanization?phīn.ci

Noun

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핀지 (pinji)

  1. (Jeolla dialect, Postal Romanization) letter
    선상님, 그놈한테서 핀지가 다 왔당께요.
    seonsangnim, geunomhanteseo pinjiga da watdangkkeyo.
    Sir, I have a letter from him.

Synonyms

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References

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  • 《우리말샘》 [1]