올히

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Jeju

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?olhi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?olhi
Yale Romanization?wol.hi

Etymology 1

From Middle Korean 올ᄒᆡ〮 (wòlhóy), equivalent to (Yale: wòlh, “this year”) + ᄋᆡ〮 (Yale: -óy, locative particle mistakenly reanalyzed as part of the noun). Cognate with Korean 올해 (olhae).

Alternative forms

Noun

올히 (orhi)

  1. the current year; this year

Etymology 2

Akin to Korean 오리 (ori).

Noun

올히 (orhi)

  1. duck

Middle Korean

Pronunciation

Noun

올〮히 (wólhì)

  1. duck (in general), duck (domesticated)

Descendants

  • Jeju: 올히 (olhi)
  • Korean: 오리 (ori)