흰자위

Korean

Etymology

Univerbation of 흰 (huin, “white”, realis adnominal form of 희다 (huida, “to be white”)) +‎ 자위 (jawi, “white of an egg, white of the eye”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [çiɲd͡ʑa̠ɥi] ~ [çiɲd͡ʑa̠y]
  • Phonetic hangul: [힌자위]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?huinjawi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?huinjawi
McCune–Reischauer?hŭinjawi
Yale Romanization?huyn.cawi

Noun

흰자위 • (huinjawi)

  1. egg white
  2. the white of the eye

Synonyms

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