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Korean
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | goni |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gon'i |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | koni |
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| Yale Romanization? | kon.i |
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Etymology 1
Of native Korean origin.
Noun
곤이 • (goni)
- (archaic) Synonym of 고니 (goni) (swan).
Alternative forms
- 고니 (goni) (canonical)
- 곤 (gon) (archaic)
Synonyms
- 백조 (白鳥, baekjo, “a swan, literally, white bird”)
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 鯤 (“spawn”) + 鮞 (“roe”)
Noun
곤이 • (goni) (hanja 鯤鮞)
- roe, the eggs or the egg-laden ovary of a fish
- newborn fish
Synonyms
See also
Etymology 3
Sino-Korean word from 混 (“to mix, blend”) + 夷 (“Eastern foreigner”)
Noun
곤이 • (goni) (hanja 混夷)
- barbarians west of ancient China, attested no less than two millennia ago
Alternative forms
- 혼이 (honi) (not canonical)
- 훈이 (huni) (as per the Chinese reading 混夷 (MC hwonX yij))
Synonyms