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Korean
- (Pyeong'an) 무쿠리 (mukuri)
- (dialectal) 무크리 (mukeuri)
- (Gangwon, Chungnam, Jeolla, Hwanghae, Gyeongsang, Jeju, Hamgyong) 메투리 (meturi)
Etymology
First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 메트리 (Yale: meythuli).
The first component may be 메 (me, “hill; wild”) and the second part may be related to 다리 (dari, “leg”). A number of dialectal forms show gul as their second element; this may be related to 걷— (geot-, “to walk”) (徐廷範).
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | mituri |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | mituli |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | mit'uri |
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| Yale Romanization? | mi.thwuli |
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Noun
미투리 • (mituri)
- hemp-cord sandals