어린이

Korean

Etymology

From 어리다 (eorida, “young, little”) and 이 (i, “person”), coined by Bang Jeong-Hwan.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ʌ̹ɾini]
• Phonetic hangul: [어리니]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	eorini
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eolin'i
McCune–Reischauer?	ŏrini
Yale Romanization?	elin.i

Noun

어린이 • (eorini)

1. child

Synonyms

• 어린아이 (eorinai)
• 어린애 (eorinae)
• 아이 (ai)

See also

• 어른 (eoreun, “adult”)