곤이
Korean
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ko̞ni]
- Phonetic hangul: [고니]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | goni |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gon'i |
| McCune–Reischauer? | koni |
| Yale Romanization? | kon.i |
Etymology 1
Of native Korean origin.
Noun
곤이 • (goni)
- (archaic) Synonym of 고니 (goni) (swan).
Alternative forms
- 고니 (goni) (canonical)
- 곤 (gon) (archaic)
Synonyms
- 백조 (白鳥, baekjo, “a swan, literally, white bird”)
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 鯤 (鯤, “spawn”) + 鮞 (鮞, “roe”)
Noun
곤이 • (goni) (hanja 鯤鮞)
- roe, the eggs or the egg-laden ovary of a fish
- newborn fish
Synonyms
- 물고기알 (mulgogial, “literally, fish egg”)
- 어란 (魚卵, eoran, “literally, fish egg”)
See also
- 물고기 (mulgogi, “fish”)
- 알 (al, “egg”)
- 알젓 (aljeot, “salted roe”)
- 카비알 (kabial, “caviar”)
Etymology 3
Sino-Korean word from 混 (混, “to mix, blend”) + 夷 (夷, “Eastern foreigner”)
Noun
곤이 • (goni) (hanja 混夷)
- barbarians west of ancient China, attested no less than two millennia ago
Alternative forms
- 혼이 (honi) (not canonical)
- 훈이 (huni) (as per the Chinese reading 混夷 (MC ɦuənX jiɪ))
Synonyms
- 서융 (西戎, seoyung)