어린이

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Korean

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Etymology

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Univerbation of 어린 (eorin, who is young, realis adnominal form) +‎ (i, person), coined by Korean children's rights activist Bang Jeong-hwan, who felt that (ae, child) did not sufficiently represent a child's personhood.[1]

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eorini
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eolin'i
McCune–Reischauer?ŏrini
Yale Romanization?elin.i

Noun

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어린이 (eorini)

  1. (often polite) child
    Synonyms: (ae, kid, child, usual colloquial form), 아동(兒童) (adong, child, formal, legalistic)
    Antonym: 어른 (eoreun, adult)

Usage notes

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  • Typically refers to children of kindergarten and elementary school age.

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Chae-un Yi (이재운), Ttŭt to morŭgo chaju ssŭnŭn uri mal ŏwŏn 500-kaji (뜻도 모르고 자주 쓰는 우리말 어원 500가지), 2008, →ISBN