유리

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 琉璃

Alternative forms
  • 류리 (ryuri) (Sometimes used in North Korea, although form 유리 is a standard form there.[1])

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yuri
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yuli
McCune–Reischauer?yuri
Yale Romanization?yuli

Noun

유리 • (yuri) (hanja 琉璃)

  1. glass (substance)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 有利

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈju(ː)ɾi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [유(ː)리]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yuri
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yuli
McCune–Reischauer?yuri
Yale Romanization?yūli

Noun

유리 • (yuri) (hanja 有利)

  1. advantage

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 遊離

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yuri
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yuli
McCune–Reischauer?yuri
Yale Romanization?yuli

Noun

유리 • (yuri) (hanja 遊離)

  1. isolation, separation
  2. (chemistry) isolation
Derived terms

References
  1. 조선말대사전
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