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Jeju
Etymology
Cognate with Korean 사나이 (sanai).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | sonai |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sonai |
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| Yale Romanization? | swonai |
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Noun
소나이 (sonai)
- man (adult male human)
- Synonym: 남ᄌᆞ (namjaw)
- husband
- Synonym: 남펜 (nampen)
Synonyms
References
- “소나이” in Jeju Dialect Dictionary, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province.
- “소나이” in Andrew Cheng; K. David Harrison, Jeju-eo Talking Dictionary, Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages, 2014.