미르

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. 물 (mul, “water, (obsolete) river”) may be a cognate.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[miɾɯ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[미르]
Revised Romanization? mireu
Revised Romanization (translit.)? mileu
McCune–Reischauer? mirŭ
Yale Romanization? milu

Noun

미르 • (mireu)

  1. (obsolete) dragon

Alternative forms

Synonyms
  • 용 (龍, yong)
    • 개천에서 용 났다. (gaecheon-eseo yong nassda) This is said especially when a great man emerged out of the most unlikely background. This literally means that a dragon has emerged out of a brook. That is, what appears so unlikely happened strikingly in reality. It also suggests that a long river can be an analogy, embodiment, or at least birthplace of a dragon.
    • 이 논엔 용이 올라갔다. (i non-en yong-i ollagassda.) (The bold-faced idiom literally means "the dragon has risen".) There is no water in this paddy.

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