무기

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 武器 (“weapon, arms”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mugi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mugi
McCune–Reischauer?	mugi
Yale Romanization?	mūki

Noun

무기 • (mugi) (hanja 武器)

1. weapon, arms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 無機 (“inorganic”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [muɡi]
• Phonetic hangul: [무기]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mugi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mugi
McCune–Reischauer?	mugi
Yale Romanization?	muki

Noun

무기 • (mugi) (hanja 無機)

1. inorganic

   Antonym: 유기(有機) (yugi)