미미

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 美味.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mimi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mimi
McCune–Reischauer?	mimi
Yale Romanization?	mīmi

Noun

미미 • (mimi) (hanja 美味)

1. good flavour

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 微微.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mimi]
• Phonetic hangul: [미미]

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

Root

미미 • (mimi) (hanja 微微)

1. Root of 미미하다 (mimihada). Rarely used alone.