문어

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Korean

Etymology 1

Etymology unclear. Possibly from 민 (min-, “bare; unadorned”, prefix) +‎ 어(魚) (eo, “fish”, Sino-Korean morpheme). Later transliterated to 文魚 (literally “literary fish”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?muneo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mun'eo
McCune–Reischauer?munŏ
Yale Romanization?mun.e

Noun

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문어 • (muneo) (hanja 文魚)

  1. (zoology) octopus
  2. The giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini).
    Synonyms: 대왕문어 (daewangmuneo), 큰태평양문어 (keuntaepyeong'yangmuneo), 대문어 (daemuneo), 대팔초어 (daepalcho'eo), 물낙지 (mullakji)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 文語.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?muneo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mun'eo
McCune–Reischauer?munŏ
Yale Romanization?mun.e

Noun

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문어 • (muneo) (hanja 文語)

  1. written language; literary language
    Antonym: 구어(口語) (gueo)
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 問語.

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?muneo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mun'eo
McCune–Reischauer?munŏ
Yale Romanization?mūn.e

Noun

문어 • (muneo) (hanja 問語)

  1. (military) sign (challenge)
    Coordinate term: 답어(答語) (dabeo, “countersign”)
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