도이
Korean
Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 島夷.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [to̞i]
- Phonetic hangul: [도이]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | doi |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | doi |
McCune–Reischauer? | toi |
Yale Romanization? | toi |
Noun
도이 • (doi) (hanja 島夷)
- (historical) island barbarian:
- (in most contexts, derogatory) the Japanese (from the perspective of Koreans and Chinese)
- In Chinese contexts, certain other peoples referred to as barbarians in Chinese history: see definitions at Chinese 島夷.
Etymology 2
돈 (don, “money”) + 이 (-i, noun-attaching suffix). The /-n-/ is lost regularly.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈto̞(ː)i]
- Phonetic hangul: [도(ː)이]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | doi |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | doi |
McCune–Reischauer? | toi |
Yale Romanization? | tōi |
Noun
도이 • (doi)
- (Koryo-mar) money
- Synonym: (Standard Korean) 돈 (don)