문어

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Korean

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Etymology 1

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Etymology unclear. Possibly from (min-, bare; unadorned, prefix) +‎ 어(魚) (eo, fish, Sino-Korean morpheme). Later transliterated to (literally literary fish).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?muneo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mun'eo
McCune–Reischauer?munŏ
Yale Romanization?mun.e

Noun

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문어 (muneo) (hanja 文魚)

  1. (zoology) octopus
  2. The giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini).
    Synonyms: 대왕문어 (daewangmuneo), 큰태평양문어 (keuntaepyeong'yangmuneo), 대문어 (daemuneo), 대팔초어 (daepalcho'eo), 물낙지 (mullakji)
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from 文語.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?muneo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mun'eo
McCune–Reischauer?munŏ
Yale Romanization?mun.e

Noun

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Korean Wikipedia has an article on:
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문어 (muneo) (hanja 文語)

  1. written language; literary language
    Antonym: 구어(口語) (gueo)
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Etymology 3

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Sino-Korean word from 問語.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmu(ː)nʌ̹]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?muneo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mun'eo
McCune–Reischauer?munŏ
Yale Romanization?mūn.e

Noun

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문어 (muneo) (hanja 問語)

  1. (military) sign (challenge)
    Coordinate term: 답어(答語) (dabeo, countersign)