무리

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Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?muri
Revised Romanization (translit.)?muli
McCune–Reischauer?muri
Yale Romanization?muli

Etymology 1

Of native Korean origin. From Middle Korean 물 (Yale: mwul). Compare Japanese 群れ (mure, “group, crowd, throng”).

Noun

무리 • (muri)

  1. group, crowd, gang, horde

Etymology 2

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 모로 (Yale: mwolwo).

Noun

무리 • (muri)

  1. halo, ring
Synonyms
  • 고리 (gori, “ring, circle”)
Derived terms
  • 햇무리 (haenmuri, “halo around the sun”)
  • 달무리 (dalmuri, “halo around the moon”)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 無理, from 無 (“lack”) + 理 (“reason”)

Noun

무리 • (muri) (hanja 無理)

  1. absurdity, irrationality, unreasonableness
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