어린이

Korean

Etymology

From 어리다 (eorida, “young, little”) and 이 (i, “person”), coined by Bang Jeong-Hwan[1].

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ʌ̹ɾini]
  • Phonetic Hangul[어리니]
Revised Romanization? eorini
Revised Romanization (translit.)? eolin-i
McCune–Reischauer? ŏrini
Yale Romanization? elin.i

Noun

어린이 • (eorini)

  1. child

Synonyms

See also

References
  1. Chae-un Yi (이재운), Ttŭt to morŭgo chaju ssŭnŭn uri mal ŏwŏn 500-kaji (뜻도 모르고 자주 쓰는 우리말 어원 500가지), 2008, →ISBN
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