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Korean
Pronunciation
Romanizations |
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Revised Romanization? | muri |
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Revised Romanization (translit.)? | muli |
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McCune–Reischauer? | muri |
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Yale Romanization? | muli |
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Etymology 1
Of native Korean origin. From Middle Korean 물 (Yale: mwul). Compare Japanese 群れ (mure, “group, crowd, throng”).
Noun
무리 • (muri)
- group, crowd, gang, horde
Etymology 2
First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 모로 (Yale: mwolwo).
Noun
무리 • (muri)
- halo, ring
Synonyms
- 고리 (gori, “ring, circle”)
Derived terms
- 햇무리 (haenmuri, “halo around the sun”)
- 달무리 (dalmuri, “halo around the moon”)
Etymology 3
Sino-Korean word from 無理, from 無 (“lack”) + 理 (“reason”)
Noun
무리 • (muri) (hanja 無理)
- absurdity, irrationality, unreasonableness
Derived terms
- 무리하다 (無理—, murihada, “absurd”)