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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 單位 (“unit”), from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 単位 (tan'i).
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | danwi |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | dan'wi |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | tanwi |
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| Yale Romanization? | tan.wi |
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Noun
단위 • (danwi) (hanja 單位)
- a unit
- (grammar) a counter
단위 명사- danwi myeongsa
- counter noun (a type of 의존 명사 (uijon myeongsa, “dependent noun”))
- academic credit
Synonyms