미르

미르

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[miɾɯ]
• Phonetic Hangul[미르]

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

Noun

미르 • (mireu)

1. (obsolete) dragon

Alternative forms

• 미리 (miri)

Synonyms

• 용 (龍, yong)
  • 개천에서 용 났다. (gaecheon-eseo yong nassda) This is said especially when a great man emerged out of the most unlikely background. This literally means that a dragon has emerged out of a brook. That is, what appears so unlikely happened strikingly in reality. It also suggests that a long river can be an analogy, embodiment, or at least birthplace of a dragon.
  • 이 논엔 용이 올라갔다. (i non-en yong-i ollagassda.) (The bold-faced idiom literally means "the dragon has risen".) There is no water in this paddy.

See also

• 한물 (hanmul): flood; prime, season (the best time)
• 아무르강 (아무르江, amureugang): Amur River