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U+BBFC, 민
HANGUL SYLLABLE MIN
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[U+BBFB]
Hangul Syllables
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믿


믜 ←→ 바

Korean

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Korean (Yale: mùy-n), the past adnominal form of 믜다〮 (Yale: mùy-tá, “(of hair) to fall off, etc.”). (maen) is originally an ablaut variant.[1]

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?min
Revised Romanization (translit.)?min
McCune–Reischauer?min
Yale Romanization?min

Verb

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(min)

  1. past adnominal of 미다 (mida, (for hair) to fall off, etc.)

Prefix

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민— (min-)

  1. unadorned, bare, lacking
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from (people).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?min
Revised Romanization (translit.)?min
McCune–Reischauer?min
Yale Romanization?min

Noun

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(min) (hanja )

  1. (literary) the people
Derived terms
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Etymology 3

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Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Min
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Min
McCune–Reischauer?Min
Yale Romanization?min

Proper noun

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(Min) (hanja )

  1. a Min surname from Chinese

See also

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Etymology 4

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From Middle Korean 민〯 (Yale: mǐn).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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(min)

  1. past adnominal of 밀다 (milda, to push)

Etymology 5

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Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

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(min)

References

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  1. ^ ()()() (2007) “접두사의 통시적인 발달 과정에 대하여—'휘', '민/맨', '새/샛/시/싯'을 중심으로— [jeopdusaui tongsijeogin baldal gwajeong'e daehayeo- hwi- , min-/maen- , sae-/saet-/si-/sit- eul jungsimeuro-]”, in 남성우 [namseong'u], editor, 국어사 연구와 자료 [gugeosa yeon'guwa jaryo], pages 157—179