미르
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Korean
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Etymology
[edit]Of native Korean origin. 물 (mul, “water, (obsolete) river”) may be a cognate.
Possibly borrowed from Old Chinese *[mə]-roŋ, "dragon" [1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [miɾɯ]
- Phonetic hangul: [미르]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | mireu |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | mileu |
| McCune–Reischauer? | mirŭ |
| Yale Romanization? | milu |
Noun
[edit]미르 • (mireu)
Alternative forms
[edit]- 미리 (miri) (dialect)
Synonyms
[edit]- 용(龍) (yong)
References
[edit]- ^ Beckwith, C. 2008. On the words for animals in the Japanese zodiac