미닫이

Korean

Etymology

From 밀- (mil-, to push) +‎ 닫- (dat-, to close) +‎ -이 (-i, nominalisation suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmi(ː)da̠d͡ʑi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?midaji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?midad'i
McCune–Reischauer?midaji
Yale Romanization?mītat.i

Noun

미닫이 • (midaji)

  1. sliding door
    Synonym: 미닫이문 (midajimun)