"동무" meaning in Korean

See 동무 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [to̞ŋmu] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: dongmu [romanization], 同務 [hanja]
Etymology: First attested in the Beonyeok nogeoldae (飜譯老乞大 / 번역노걸대), 1517, as Middle Korean 도ᇰ모〮 (Yale: twòngmwó). May be ultimately of Sino-Korean origin, from 동모 (同謀, dongmo, “planning together; complotting; collusion”). Alternatively, it could be of native origin and influenced by 동 (同, dong, “together”); compare Japanese 友(とも) (tomo, “friend, pal”). Etymology templates: {{ko-etym-native|bn|도ᇰ모〮|twòngmwó}} First attested in the Beonyeok nogeoldae (飜譯老乞大 / 번역노걸대), 1517, as Middle Korean 도ᇰ모〮 (Yale: twòngmwó)., {{ko-l|동모|planning together; complotting; collusion|同謀}} 동모 (同謀, dongmo, “planning together; complotting; collusion”), {{ko-l|동|together|同}} 동 (同, dong, “together”), {{cog|ja|-}} Japanese, {{ja-r|友|とも|gloss=friend, pal}} 友(とも) (tomo, “friend, pal”) Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=同務}} 동무 • (dongmu) (hanja 同務)
  1. (now chiefly North Korea, archaic or humorous in South Korea) friend, mate, pal Tags: North-Korea, archaic, humorous Synonyms: , 친구 (alt: 親舊)
    Sense id: en-동무-ko-noun-qkSdbO-Q Categories (other): North Korean, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Leftism, North Korea Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 21 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 21 33 Disambiguation of Leftism: 31 35 34 Disambiguation of North Korea: 14 46 40
  2. (politics) comrade Synonyms: 동지 (alt: 同志), 동료 (alt: 同僚)
    Sense id: en-동무-ko-noun-PerI4qoh Categories (other): Politics, Pages with 1 entry, Communism, Leftism, North Korea Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 21 39 Disambiguation of Communism: 6 66 27 Disambiguation of Leftism: 31 35 34 Disambiguation of North Korea: 14 46 40 Topics: government, politics

Pronoun

IPA: [to̞ŋmu] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: dongmu [romanization]
Etymology: First attested in the Beonyeok nogeoldae (飜譯老乞大 / 번역노걸대), 1517, as Middle Korean 도ᇰ모〮 (Yale: twòngmwó). May be ultimately of Sino-Korean origin, from 동모 (同謀, dongmo, “planning together; complotting; collusion”). Alternatively, it could be of native origin and influenced by 동 (同, dong, “together”); compare Japanese 友(とも) (tomo, “friend, pal”). Etymology templates: {{ko-etym-native|bn|도ᇰ모〮|twòngmwó}} First attested in the Beonyeok nogeoldae (飜譯老乞大 / 번역노걸대), 1517, as Middle Korean 도ᇰ모〮 (Yale: twòngmwó)., {{ko-l|동모|planning together; complotting; collusion|同謀}} 동모 (同謀, dongmo, “planning together; complotting; collusion”), {{ko-l|동|together|同}} 동 (同, dong, “together”), {{cog|ja|-}} Japanese, {{ja-r|友|とも|gloss=friend, pal}} 友(とも) (tomo, “friend, pal”) Head templates: {{ko-pos|pronoun}} 동무 • (dongmu)
  1. (North Korea) second person singular plain pronoun; you Tags: North-Korea Synonyms: 당신 (alt: 當身)
    Sense id: en-동무-ko-pron-3uzKYqEi Categories (other): North Korean, Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean pronouns, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations, Native Korean words, Pages with 1 entry, Leftism, North Korea Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 38 13 49 Disambiguation of Korean pronouns: 23 4 72 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 36 18 46 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 36 16 47 Disambiguation of Native Korean words: 28 16 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 21 39 Disambiguation of Leftism: 31 35 34 Disambiguation of North Korea: 14 46 40

Alternative forms

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    {
      "categories": [
        "Korean terms with usage examples",
        "North Korean"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              2
            ]
          ],
          "english": "What is your name?",
          "roman": "Dongmu-ui ireum-eun mueos-imnikka?",
          "text": "동무의 이름은 무엇입니까?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "second person singular plain pronoun; you"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "you",
          "you"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(North Korea) second person singular plain pronoun; you"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "alt": "當身",
          "word": "당신"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "North-Korea"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[to̞ŋmu]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "동무"
    },
    {
      "other": "[동무]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "동무"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Korean dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-05-29 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-05-20 using wiktextract (e937b02 and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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