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단위

단위

Korean

Noun

단위 • ‎(danwi) ‎(hanja 單位)

  1. a unit
  2. (grammar) a counter
    단위 명사‎ ― danwi myeongsa ― counter noun (a type of 의존 명사 (uijon myeongsa, “dependent noun”))

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 單位 ‎(“unit”). Borrowing from Japanese 単位 ‎(tan'i).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ta̠nɥi/ ~ /ta̠ny/
  • Phonetic hangeul: 다뉘
Romanizations
Revised transcription danwi
Revised transliteration dan-wi
McCune–Reischauer tanwi
Yale tan.wi

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