유리

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 琉璃

Alternative forms

• 류리 (ryuri) (Sometimes used in North Korea, although form 유리 is a standard form there.)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [juɾi]
• Phonetic hangul: [유리]

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

Noun

유리 • (yuri) (hanja 琉璃)

1. glass (substance)

Derived terms

• 유리잔 (yurijan)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 有利

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yuri
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yuli
McCune–Reischauer?	yuri
Yale Romanization?	yūli

Noun

유리 • (yuri) (hanja 有利)

1. advantage

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 遊離

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [juɾi]
• Phonetic hangul: [유리]

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

Noun

유리 • (yuri) (hanja 遊離)

1. isolation, separation
2. (chemistry) isolation

Derived terms

• 유리기 (遊離基, yurigi, “free radical”)
• 유리 지방산 (遊離脂肪酸, yuri jibangsan, “free fatty acid”)