어미
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[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 어〮미 (Yale: émì).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ʌ̹mi]
- Phonetic hangul: [어미]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | eomi |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | eomi |
McCune–Reischauer? | ŏmi |
Yale Romanization? | emi |
Noun
[edit]어미 • (eomi)
- (often impolite) mother
- 어미 속 좀 그만 썩여라.
- eomi sok jom geuman sseogyeora.
- Don't make mum worry too much.
- A casual way used by a father to address his wife in front of elders.
- 영철이 어미는 도대체 어디를 나갔습니까?
- yeongcheori eomineun dodaeche eodireul nagatseumnikka?
- Where the hell did Yeongcheol's mother go?
- dam; mother animal
- 어미 호랑이
- eomi horang'i
- mother tiger
- mother of one's grandchild (or child in further generations)
- Term of address for one's daughter or daughter-in-law (who has children).
Related terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 語尾
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɘ(ː)mi]
- Phonetic hangul: [어(ː)미]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | eomi |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | eomi |
McCune–Reischauer? | ŏmi |
Yale Romanization? | ēmi |
Noun
[edit]Synonyms
[edit]- 씨끝 (ssikkeut)
Etymology 3
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Musical_Canon_in_museum.jpg/220px-Musical_Canon_in_museum.jpg)
Sino-Korean word from 魚尾
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ʌ̹mi]
- Phonetic hangul: [어미]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | eomi |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | eomi |
McCune–Reischauer? | ŏmi |
Yale Romanization? | emi |
Noun
[edit]- (publishing, bibliography) V-shaped decoration that appears in the middle of a traditional East Asian-style book leaf
- Holonym: 판심(版心) (pansim)