문어
Korean
Etymology 1
Etymology unclear. Possibly from 민- (min-, “bare; unadorned”, prefix) + 어(魚) (eo, “fish”, Sino-Korean morpheme). Later transliterated to 文魚 (literally “literary fish”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [munʌ̹]
- Phonetic hangul: [무너]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | muneo |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | mun'eo |
| McCune–Reischauer? | munŏ |
| Yale Romanization? | mun.e |
Noun
문어 • (muneo) (hanja 文魚)
- (zoology) octopus
- The giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini).
- Synonyms: 대왕문어 (daewangmuneo), 큰태평양문어 (keuntaepyeong'yangmuneo), 대문어 (daemuneo), 대팔초어 (daepalcho'eo), 물낙지 (mullakji)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 文語.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [munʌ̹]
- Phonetic hangul: [무너]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | muneo |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | mun'eo |
| McCune–Reischauer? | munŏ |
| Yale Romanization? | mun.e |
Noun
문어 • (muneo) (hanja 文語)
Derived terms
- 문어문(文語文) (muneomun)
- 문어체(文語體) (muneoche)
Etymology 3
Sino-Korean word from 問語.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmu(ː)nʌ̹]
- Phonetic hangul: [무(ː)너]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | muneo |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | mun'eo |
| McCune–Reischauer? | munŏ |
| Yale Romanization? | mūn.e |
Noun
문어 • (muneo) (hanja 問語)
- (military) sign (challenge)
- Coordinate term: 답어(答語) (dabeo, “countersign”)