종이

Jeju

Etymology

Cognate with Korean 종이 (jong'i).

Pronunciation

  • (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽t͡ɕoŋi⫽
  • (Jeju City) IPA(key): [t͡ɕoŋi]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jong'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jong'i
Yale Romanization?cwong.i

Noun

종이 (jong'i)

  1. paper

Korean

Etymology

First attested as Late Old Korean in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사)[1], 1103. First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 죠ᄒᆡ〮 (Yale: cyòhóy).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jong'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jong'i
McCune–Reischauer?chongi
Yale Romanization?congi

Noun

종이 • (jong'i) (counter 장(張))

  1. paper
    저는 종이에 사자를 그리고 있습니다.
    Jeoneun jong'ie sajareul geurigo itseumnida.
    I am painting a lion on a paper.

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • 종이배 (jong'ibae, “a paper boat”)
  • 종이접기 (jong'ijeopgi, “origami”)

See also