동기

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 同期, from 同 (“same”) + 期 (“period, time, era”)

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?donggi
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?donggi
    McCune–Reischauer?tonggi
    Yale Romanization?tongki

    Noun

    동기 • (donggi) (hanja 同期)

    1. same period, same time

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 動機.

      Pronunciation

      • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈto̞(ː)ŋɡi]
      • Phonetic hangul: [동(ː)기]
        • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?donggi
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?donggi
      McCune–Reischauer?tonggi
      Yale Romanization?tōngki

      Noun

      동기 • (donggi) (hanja 動機)

      1. motive, motivation
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