"개미" meaning in Korean

See 개미 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈkɛ(ː)mi] [SK-Standard, Seoul], [ˈke̞(ː)mi] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: gaemi [romanization], 마리 [counter]
Etymology: First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 개야미〮 (Yale: kàyyàmí). Etymology templates: {{ko-etym-native|ss|개야미〮|kàyyàmí}} First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 개야미〮 (Yale: kàyyàmí). Head templates: {{ko-noun|count=마리}} 개미 • (gaemi) (counter 마리)
  1. ant
    Sense id: en-개미-ko-noun-Z6MzNWzc Categories (other): Ants Disambiguation of Ants: 86 14
  2. retail investor in the stock market
    Sense id: en-개미-ko-noun-iljVO160 Categories (other): Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with dialectal pitch accent marked, Korean terms with long vowels in the first syllable, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations, Native Korean words, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Stock market Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of Korean terms with dialectal pitch accent marked: 29 71 Disambiguation of Korean terms with long vowels in the first syllable: 12 88 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 20 80 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Native Korean words: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87 Disambiguation of Stock market: 2 98
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    },
    {
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              36,
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          "english": "(metaphorical) as hardworking as an ant",
          "roman": "gaemicheoreom bujireonhada",
          "text": "개미처럼 부지런하다",
          "type": "example"
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          "_dis": "2 98",
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        "retail investor in the stock market"
      ],
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          "retail"
        ],
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          "investor",
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        ],
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          "stock market",
          "stock market"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "[ˈkɛ(ː)mi]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈke̞(ː)mi]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "개(ː)미"
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "게(ː)미"
    }
  ],
  "word": "개미"
}
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    "Korean terms with long vowels in the first syllable",
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "gaemi",
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        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "마리",
      "tags": [
        "counter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "count": "마리"
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          "english": "(metaphorical) as hardworking as an ant",
          "roman": "gaemicheoreom bujireonhada",
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      "ipa": "[ˈkɛ(ː)mi]",
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        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈke̞(ː)mi]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "개(ː)미"
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "게(ː)미"
    }
  ],
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}

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