미르

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Etymology

Of native Korean origin. 물 (mul, “water, (obsolete) river”) may be a cognate.

Possibly borrowed from Old Chinese *-roŋ, "dragon"

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mireu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mileu
McCune–Reischauer?mirŭ
Yale Romanization?milu

Noun

미르 • (mireu)

  1. (obsolete) dragon

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References

  1. ^ Beckwith, C. 2008. On the words for animals in the Japanese zodiac
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