개미
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 개야미〮 (Yale: kàyyàmí).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)mi] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)mi]
- Phonetic hangul: [개(ː)미/게(ː)미]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | gaemi |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gaemi |
McCune–Reischauer? | kaemi |
Yale Romanization? | kāymi |
- South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 개미의 / 개미에 / 개미까지
Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the first syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.
Noun
[edit]- ant
- retail investor in the stock market
Categories:
- Korean terms inherited from Middle Korean
- Korean terms derived from Middle Korean
- Native Korean words
- Korean terms with long vowels in the first syllable
- Korean terms with IPA pronunciation
- Korean terms with dialectal pitch accent marked
- Korean lemmas
- Korean nouns
- Korean terms with usage examples
- ko:Ants
- ko:Stock market