무늬

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Korean

Etymology

A nativisation of the Sino-Korean term (, mun, “marking, pattern”), probably via () +‎ (-i, euphonic noun suffix).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?munui
Revised Romanization (translit.)?munui
McCune–Reischauer?munŭi
Yale Romanization?munuy
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 의 / 무에 / 무늬

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, except before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes, when it takes full low pitch.

Noun

무늬 (munui)

  1. pattern, design

Derived terms