파리

Korean

Etymology 1

From Middle Korean ᄑᆞᆯ〮 (Yale: phól), ᄑᆞ〮리〮 (Yale: phól-í).

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean ᄑᆞᆯ〮 (Yale: phól). The modern form has the nominal suffix -이 (-i) attached.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	pari
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	pali
McCune–Reischauer?	p'ari
Yale Romanization?	phāli

Noun

파리 • (pari)

1. fly (insect)

Derived terms

• 똥파리 (ttongpari)
• 쇠파리 (soepari, “botfly”)
• 쉬파리 (swipari, “flesh fly”)
• 집파리 (jip'pari, “housefly”)
• 초파리 (chopari, “Drosophilidae”)
• 파리지옥 (parijiok, “Venus flytrap”)
• 파리채 (parichae)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French Paris.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʰa̠ɾi]
• Phonetic hangul: [파리]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Pari
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Pali
McCune–Reischauer?	P'ari
Yale Romanization?	phali

South Korean Standard Language	파리 (Pari)
North Korean Standard Language	빠리 (Ppari)

Proper noun

파리 • (Pari)

1. Paris (the capital city of France)

Usage notes

• Some speakers in South Korea also use 빠리 (Ppari), which is closer to the French pronunciation.

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 玻璃.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʰa̠ɾi]
• Phonetic hangul: [파리]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	pari
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	pali
McCune–Reischauer?	p'ari
Yale Romanization?	phali

Noun

파리 • (pari) (hanja 玻璃) (uncommon)

1. crystal

   Synonym: 수정(水晶) (sujeong)

2. glass

   Synonym: 유리(琉璃) (yuri)