이

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Contents 1 Korean 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Syllable 1.1.1.1 Usage notes 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2.1.2 Synonyms 1.3 Etymology 3 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Derived terms 1.4 Etymology 4 1.4.1 Determiner 1.4.2 Pronoun 1.5 Etymology 5 1.5.1 Particle 1.5.1.1 Synonyms 1.5.1.2 See also 1.6 Etymology 6 1.6.1 Alternative spellings 1.6.2 Noun 1.6.3 Number 1.6.3.1 Usage notes 1.6.4 Proper noun 1.6.4.1 Usage notes 1.6.5 Syllable 1.6.5.1 Synonyms 1.6.5.2 Coordinate terms

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[edit] Etymology 1

이 익 읶 읷 인 읹 읺 읻 일 읽 읾 읿 잀 잁 잂 잃 임 입 잆 잇 있 잉 잊 잋 잌 잍 잎 잏
의 ←	자 →

[edit] Syllable

이 (transliterations: Revised i, Yale i)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅇ and ㅣ.

[edit] Usage notes

• Keystroke sequence on a South Korean dubeolsik keyboard: d-l.
• Unicode representation: U+C774

[edit] Etymology 2

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as 니 (Yale: ni).

[edit] Noun

이 (i)

1. A tooth or teeth.

[edit] Alternative spellings

• 니 (ni) (archaic, now suffixal)
  • 이 없으면 잇몸으로 산다. Without teeth, live with the gum.

[edit] Synonyms

• 이빨 (ippal) (as of beasts)

[edit] Etymology 3

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as 니 (Yale: ni).

[edit] Noun

이 (i)

1. louse

[edit] Derived terms

• 거웃니 (geounni) pubic louse
• 머릿니 (meorinni) head louse
• 옷엣니 (osenni) body louse

[edit] Etymology 4

First attested in the Hunmin jeongeum eonhae (訓民正音諺解本 / 훈민정음언해본), 1447.

[edit] Determiner

이 (i)

1. this
   • 이 그림을 본 적이 있다. (i geurimeul bon jeogi itda.) I have seen this picture.

[edit] Pronoun

이 (i)

1. this (thing)

[edit] Etymology 5

Of native Korean origin.

[edit] Particle

이 (i)

1. Particle marking a grammatical subject ending with a consonant.

[edit] Synonyms

• 가 (ga) (marks a grammatical subject ending with a vowel)

[edit] See also

• 은 (eun) (marks a topic word or phrase ending with a consonant)
• 는 (neun) (marks a topic word or phrase ending with a vowel)
• 을 (eul) (marks a direct object ending with a consonant)
• 를 (reul) (marks a direct object ending with a vowel)

[edit] Etymology 6

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

[edit] Alternative spellings

• 리 (ri) (North Korean) (for many but not all characters)

[edit] Noun

이 (i)

1. 理 (philosophy) (cosmic) reason

[edit] Number

이 (i, hanja 二, 貳)

1. two

[edit] Usage notes

• Used primarily with Sino-Korean count words, or in reading numbers literally.

[edit] Proper noun

이 (I, hanja 李)

Hanja in this word

李

1. The second most common Korean surname.

[edit] Usage notes

• Most commonly romanized as Lee. Other romanizations include Yi, Ri, and Rhee.

[edit] Syllable

이 (i)

1. 李: plum tree

   (eumhun reading: 오얏나무 이)

2. 二: two

   (eumhun reading: 두 이)

3. 理: ruling

   (eumhun reading: 다스릴 이)

4. 里: village

   (eumhun reading: 마을 이)

5. 利: beneficial

   (eumhun reading: 이로울 이)

6. 以: 써
7. 異: other

   (eumhun reading: 다를 이)

8. 移: moving

   (eumhun reading: 옮길 이)

9. 伊: that

   (eumhun reading: 저 이)

10. 離: leaving

    (eumhun reading: 떠날 이)

11. 耳: ear

    (eumhun reading: 귀 이)

12. 梨: pear tree

    (eumhun reading: 배나무 이)

13. 吏: petty official

    (eumhun reading: 아전 이)

14. 而: continuing speech

    (eumhun reading: 말이을 이)

15. 易: easy

    (eumhun reading: 쉬울 이)

16. 已: already

    (eumhun reading: 이미 이)

17. 夷: barbarian

    (eumhun reading: 오랑캐 이)

18. 貳: two

    (eumhun reading: 두 이)

19. 彛 :
20. 怡 :
21. 爾 :
22. 裏 :
23. 履 :
24. 裡 :
25. 痍 :
26. 珥 :
27. 痢 :
28. 餌 :
29. 姨:
30. 飴:
31. 泥 :
32. 罹 :
33. 肄 :
34. 苡 :
35. 荑 :
36. 貽 :
37. 邇:

[edit] Synonyms

(two): 둘 (dul) (native Korean)

[edit] Coordinate terms

(reason): 기 (gi, 氣)