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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 뫼〯ᅀᅡ리〮 (Yale: mwǒyzàlí), etymologically equivalent to modern 메 살— (me sal-, “to live in the mountains”) + 이 (-i, agentive noun-deriving suffix), but never perceived as such by modern speakers.
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | meari |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | meali |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | meari |
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| Yale Romanization? | mey.ali |
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Noun
메아리 • (meari)
- echo (a reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer)
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