"기린" meaning in Korean

See 기린 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [kiɾin] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: girin [romanization], 마리 [counter], 麒麟 [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 麒麟. The archaic sense of legendary animal is attested in the two-millennia old Confucianist Classic of Rites that reads bonghwang-girin (鳳凰麒麟). Since Admiral Zheng He brought a giraffe from Somalia to China in 1414, this Hanja word was equated with Somali geri or the like meaning "giraffe" then (See Citations:기린), which on the other hand may have influenced the etymology of Italian giraffa (since Medici giraffe in 1486) and its European derivatives via Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa). Etymology templates: {{etymid|ko|麒麟}}, {{ko-etym-Sino|麒麟}} Sino-Korean word from 麒麟 Head templates: {{ko-noun|count=마리|hanja=麒麟}} 기린 • (girin) (counter 마리, hanja 麒麟)
  1. a giraffe (mammal)
    Sense id: en-기린-ko-noun-roB84TPx
  2. (Chinese mythology) a qilin Tags: Chinese
    Sense id: en-기린-ko-noun-iw~YSXqe Categories (other): Chinese mythology, Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sino-Korean words, Even-toed ungulates, Mythological creatures Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 7 93 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97 Disambiguation of Sino-Korean words: 13 87 Disambiguation of Even-toed ungulates: 25 75 Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 3 97 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 기린아 (girina) (alt: 麒麟兒), 기린영양 (girinyeong'yang) (alt: 麒麟羚羊) (english: gerenuk) Related terms: 길이 (giri) (english: length), 기르다 (gireuda) (english: to grow), 봉황 (bonghwang) (alt: 鳳凰) (english: fabulous male and female birds)

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "alt": "麒麟兒",
      "roman": "girina",
      "word": "기린아"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "alt": "麒麟羚羊",
      "english": "gerenuk",
      "roman": "girinyeong'yang",
      "word": "기린영양"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "麒麟"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymid"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "麒麟"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Sino-Korean word from 麒麟. The archaic sense of legendary animal is attested in the two-millennia old Confucianist Classic of Rites that reads bonghwang-girin (鳳凰麒麟). Since Admiral Zheng He brought a giraffe from Somalia to China in 1414, this Hanja word was equated with Somali geri or the like meaning \"giraffe\" then (See Citations:기린), which on the other hand may have influenced the etymology of Italian giraffa (since Medici giraffe in 1486) and its European derivatives via Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "girin",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "마리",
      "tags": [
        "counter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "麒麟",
      "tags": [
        "hanja"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "count": "마리",
        "hanja": "麒麟"
      },
      "expansion": "기린 • (girin) (counter 마리, hanja 麒麟)",
      "name": "ko-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "length",
      "roman": "giri",
      "word": "길이"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "to grow",
      "roman": "gireuda",
      "word": "기르다"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "alt": "鳳凰",
      "english": "fabulous male and female birds",
      "roman": "bonghwang",
      "word": "봉황"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a giraffe (mammal)"
      ],
      "id": "en-기린-ko-noun-roB84TPx",
      "links": [
        [
          "giraffe",
          "giraffe"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ko",
          "name": "Chinese mythology",
          "orig": "ko:Chinese mythology",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 96",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 93",
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          "name": "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 95",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 91",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 97",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 87",
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          "name": "Sino-Korean words",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 75",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ko",
          "name": "Even-toed ungulates",
          "orig": "ko:Even-toed ungulates",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 97",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ko",
          "name": "Mythological creatures",
          "orig": "ko:Mythological creatures",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a qilin"
      ],
      "id": "en-기린-ko-noun-iw~YSXqe",
      "links": [
        [
          "Chinese",
          "Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "mythology",
          "mythology"
        ],
        [
          "qilin",
          "qilin"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Chinese mythology) a qilin"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Chinese"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "mysticism",
        "mythology",
        "philosophy",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[kiɾin]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "기린"
    },
    {
      "other": "[기린]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Medici giraffe",
    "Zheng He",
    "ko:기린",
    "ko:기린 (동음이의)",
    "ko:기린 (전설)",
    "maritime history of Somalia"
  ],
  "word": "기린"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
    "Korean lemmas",
    "Korean nouns",
    "Korean terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
    "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Sino-Korean words",
    "ko:Even-toed ungulates",
    "ko:Mythological creatures"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "alt": "麒麟兒",
      "roman": "girina",
      "word": "기린아"
    },
    {
      "alt": "麒麟羚羊",
      "english": "gerenuk",
      "roman": "girinyeong'yang",
      "word": "기린영양"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "麒麟"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymid"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "麒麟"
      },
      "expansion": "Sino-Korean word from 麒麟",
      "name": "ko-etym-Sino"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Sino-Korean word from 麒麟. The archaic sense of legendary animal is attested in the two-millennia old Confucianist Classic of Rites that reads bonghwang-girin (鳳凰麒麟). Since Admiral Zheng He brought a giraffe from Somalia to China in 1414, this Hanja word was equated with Somali geri or the like meaning \"giraffe\" then (See Citations:기린), which on the other hand may have influenced the etymology of Italian giraffa (since Medici giraffe in 1486) and its European derivatives via Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "girin",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "마리",
      "tags": [
        "counter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "麒麟",
      "tags": [
        "hanja"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "count": "마리",
        "hanja": "麒麟"
      },
      "expansion": "기린 • (girin) (counter 마리, hanja 麒麟)",
      "name": "ko-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "length",
      "roman": "giri",
      "word": "길이"
    },
    {
      "english": "to grow",
      "roman": "gireuda",
      "word": "기르다"
    },
    {
      "alt": "鳳凰",
      "english": "fabulous male and female birds",
      "roman": "bonghwang",
      "word": "봉황"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a giraffe (mammal)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "giraffe",
          "giraffe"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "ko:Chinese mythology"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a qilin"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Chinese",
          "Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "mythology",
          "mythology"
        ],
        [
          "qilin",
          "qilin"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Chinese mythology) a qilin"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Chinese"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "mysticism",
        "mythology",
        "philosophy",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[kiɾin]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "기린"
    },
    {
      "other": "[기린]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Medici giraffe",
    "Zheng He",
    "ko:기린",
    "ko:기린 (동음이의)",
    "ko:기린 (전설)",
    "maritime history of Somalia"
  ],
  "word": "기린"
}

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