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Etymology
From Middle Korean 고〮키리〮 (kwókhìlí). Cognate to Korean 코끼리 (kokkiri)
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | kokkiri |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | kokkili |
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| Yale Romanization? | khwokkili |
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Noun
코끼리 (kokkiri)
- (zoology) elephant
Korean
Etymology
By surface analysis, 코 (ko, “nose”) + ㅅ (-s-) + 길— (gil-, “long”) + 이 (-i, “-er”, noun-deriving suffix), literally “long-noser”. First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 고〮키리〮 (Yale: kwókhìlí).
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | kokkiri |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | ko'kkili |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | k'okkiri |
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| Yale Romanization? | kho.kkili |
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Noun
코끼리 • (kokkiri) (counter 마리)
- (zoology) elephant
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