무늬

Korean

Etymology

A nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 문 (紋, mun, “marking, pattern”), probably via 문(紋) +‎ 이 (-i, euphonic noun suffix).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?munui
Revised Romanization (translit.)?munui
McCune–Reischauer?munŭi
Yale Romanization?munuy
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 무늬의 / 무늬에 / 무늬까지

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, except before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes, when it takes full low pitch.

Noun

무늬 • (munui)

  1. pattern, design

Derived terms
  • 격자무늬 (gyeokjamunui, “plaid”)
  • 별무늬 (byeolmunui, “star pattern”)
  • 줄무늬 (julmunui, “stripe”)
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