파리

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Korean

Etymology 1

From Middle Korean ᄑᆞᆯ〮 (Yale: phól), ᄑᆞ〮리〮 (Yale: phól-í).

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean ᄑᆞᆯ〮 (Yale: phól). The modern form has the nominal suffix 이 (-i) attached.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pari
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pali
McCune–Reischauer?p'ari
Yale Romanization?phāli

Noun

파리 • (pari)

  1. fly (insect)
Derived terms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French Paris.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Pari
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Pali
McCune–Reischauer?P'ari
Yale Romanization?phali
South Korean
Standard Language 		파리 (Pari)
North Korean
Standard Language 		빠리 (Ppari)

Proper noun

파리 • (Pari)

  1. Paris (the capital city of France)
Usage notes
  • Some speakers in South Korea also use 빠리 (Ppari), which is closer to the French pronunciation.

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 玻璃.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pari
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pali
McCune–Reischauer?p'ari
Yale Romanization?phali

Noun

파리 • (pari) (hanja 玻璃) (uncommon)

  1. crystal
    Synonym: 수정(水晶) (sujeong)
  2. glass
    Synonym: 유리(琉璃) (yuri)
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