본디

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Eoje naehun, (御製內訓 / 어제내훈), 1475 , as Middle Korean 본ᄃᆡ〮 (Yale: pwòntóy), from 본 (Yale: pwòn, “origin”, 本) + ᄃᆡ〮 (Yale: tóy, adverbial suffix).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [po̞ndi]
Phonetic hangul: [본디]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	bondi
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	bondi
McCune–Reischauer^?	pondi
Yale Romanization^?	ponti

Noun

본디 • (bondi) (hanja 本디)

origin
Synonyms: 원래(元來) (wollae), 본래(本來) (bollae)

Derived terms

본딧말 (bondinmal)

Adverb

본디 • (bondi) (hanja 本디)

originally; by nature
Synonyms: 원래(元來) (wollae), 본래(本來) (bollae)