도이

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 島夷.

Pronunciation
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Noun

도이 • (doi) (hanja 島夷)

  1. (historical) island barbarian:
    1. (in most contexts, derogatory) the Japanese (from the perspective of Koreans and Chinese)
    2. In Chinese contexts, certain other peoples referred to as barbarians in Chinese history: see definitions at Chinese 島夷／岛夷 (dǎoyí).

Etymology 2

돈 (don, “money”) +‎ 이 (-i, noun-attaching suffix). The /-n-/ is lost regularly.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈto̞(ː)i]
  • Phonetic hangul: [도(ː)이]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?doi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?doi
McCune–Reischauer?toi
Yale Romanization?tōi

Noun

도이 • (doi)

  1. (Russia) money
    Synonym: (Standard Korean) 돈 (don)
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