종이

종이 (jong'i, “paper”).

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 죠ᄒᆡ (Yale: cyohoy). Possibly from the roots *도 (two, "plant") and *혿 (hwot, "tree").

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞ŋi]
• Phonetic hangul: [종이]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jong'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jong'i
McCune–Reischauer?	chongi
Yale Romanization?	congi

Noun

종이 • (jong'i) (counter 장)

1. paper

Synonyms

• 용지 (用紙, yongji, “printing paper or stationery”)

Derived terms

• 종이접기 (jong'ijeopgi, “origami”)
• 종이배 (jong'ibae, “a paper boat”)

References

• Seo Jeong-beom (서정범) (2000) 國語語原辭典, Seoul: Bogosa Books