오니

Jeju

Alternative forms

  • 옺 (ot) (Seogwipo)

Etymology

Cognate with Korean 오이 (oi), possibly cognate with Japanese 瓜 (uri, “gourd, squash, melon”); compare other terms in the Japonic family, such as Kikai 瓜 (ui) and Yoron 瓜 (ui).

Pronunciation

  • (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽oni⫽
  • (Jeju City) IPA(key): [oni]
  • Phonetic hangul: [오니]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?oni
Revised Romanization (translit.)?oni
Yale Romanization?woni

Noun

오니 (oni)

  1. (Jeju City) cucumber

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 汚泥.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈo̞(ː)ni]
    • Phonetic hangul: [오(ː)니]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?oni
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?oni
    McCune–Reischauer?oni
    Yale Romanization?ōni

    Noun

    오니 • (oni) (hanja 汚泥)

    1. polluted soil
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