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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 몬ᄌᆡ (Yale: mwòncòy).
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | meonji |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | meonji |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | mŏnji |
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| Yale Romanization? | men.ci |
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Noun
먼지 • (meonji)
- dust
Derived terms
- 먼지떨이 (meonjitteori, “duster”)
- 미세먼지 (微細-, misemeonji, “particulate matter”)
- 흙먼지 (heungmeonji, “dust, dirt”)