핀지

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 便紙/片紙 (便紙 / 片紙).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	pinji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	pinji
McCune–Reischauer?	p'inji
Yale Romanization?	phīn.ci

Noun

핀지 • (pinji)

1. (Jeolla dialect, Postal Romanization) letter

   선상님, 그놈한테서 핀지가 다 왔당께요.

   seonsangnim, geunomhanteseo pinjiga da watdangkkeyo.

   Sir, I have a letter from him.

Synonyms

• (standard Korean) 편지(便紙) (pyeonji)

References

• 《우리말샘》 [1]