곤이

Korean

Pronunciation

IPA^(key)[ko̞ni]
Phonetic Hangul[고니]

Revised Romanization^?	goni
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	gon-i
McCune–Reischauer^?	koni
Yale Romanization^?	kon.i

Etymology 1

Of native Korean origin.

Noun

곤이 • (goni)

(archaic) Synonym of 고니 (goni) (swan).

Alternative forms

고니 (goni) (canonical)
곤 (gon) (archaic)

Synonyms

백조 (白鳥, baekjo, “a swan, literally, white bird”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 鯤 (“spawn”) + 鮞 (“roe”)

Noun

곤이 • (goni) (hanja 鯤鮞)

roe, the eggs or the egg-laden ovary of a fish
newborn fish

Synonyms

물고기알 (mulgogial, “literally, fish egg”)
어란 (魚卵, eoran, “literally, fish egg”)

See also

물고기 (mulgogi, “fish”)
알 (al, “egg”)
알젓 (aljeot, “salted roe”)
카비알 (kabial, “caviar”)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 混 (“to mix, blend”) + 夷 (“Eastern foreigner”)

Noun

곤이 • (goni) (hanja 混夷)

barbarians west of ancient China, attested no less than two millennia ago[1]

Alternative forms

혼이 (honi) (not canonical)
훈이 (huni) (as per the Chinese reading 混夷 (MC ɦuən^X jiɪ))

Synonyms

서융 (西戎, seoyung)

References

곤이태의 (混夷駾矣 <詩經>, gonitae-ui, “Western barbarians run.”)

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