오니

Jeju

Alternative forms

  • (ot) (Seogwipo)

Etymology

Cognate with Korean 오이 (oi), possibly cognate with Japanese (uri, gourd, squash, melon); compare other terms in the Japonic family, such as Kikai (ui) and Yoron (ui).

Pronunciation

  • (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽oni⫽
  • (Jeju City) IPA(key): [oni]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?oni
Revised Romanization (translit.)?oni
Yale Romanization?woni

Noun

오니 (oni)

  1. (Jeju City) cucumber

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 汚泥.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈo̞(ː)ni]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?oni
Revised Romanization (translit.)?oni
McCune–Reischauer?oni
Yale Romanization?ōni

Noun

오니 • (oni) (hanja 汚泥)

  1. polluted soil