동기

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 同期, from 同 (“same”) + 期 (“period, time, era”)

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?donggi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?donggi
McCune–Reischauer?tonggi
Yale Romanization?tongki

Noun

동기 • (donggi) (hanja 同期)

  1. same period, same time

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 動機.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈto̞(ː)ŋɡi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [동(ː)기]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?donggi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?donggi
McCune–Reischauer?tonggi
Yale Romanization?tōngki

Noun

동기 • (donggi) (hanja 動機)

  1. motive, motivation
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