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Korean
Etymology
Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 지룡 (地龍, jiryong, “earthworm”) + -이 (-i, noun suffix).
First attested as Middle Korean 디로ᇰ이 (Yale: tilwong.i) in the Bunmun onyeok ihaebang (分門瘟疫易解方 / 분문온역이해방), 1542.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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| Revised Romanization? | jireong'i |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jileong'i |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | chirŏngi |
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| Yale Romanization? | cīlengi |
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Noun
지렁이 • (jireong'i)
- earthworm