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미르

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Korean

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Etymology

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Of native Korean origin. 물 (mul, “water, (obsolete) river”) may be a cognate. Possibly borrowed from Old Chinese *[mə]-roŋ, "dragon".[1]

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mireu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mileu
McCune–Reischauer?mirŭ
Yale Romanization?milu

Noun

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미르 • (mireu)

  1. (mythology) dragon

Alternative forms

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Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Beckwith, C. 2008. On the words for animals in the Japanese zodiac
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