"아이" meaning in Korean

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Noun

IPA: [a̠i] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: ai [romanization]
Etymology: First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 아ᄒᆡ〮 (Yale: àhóy), from earlier Old Korean 阿孩 (*ahoy). While the word is native, the second syllable was identified already in the 8th-century hyangga poem Anmin-ga with Middle Chinese 孩 (ɦʌi, “child”). Historically, the word was often mistakenly perceived as Sino-Korean, with the ateji spelling 兒孩. (The Middle Korean reading of 兒 was ᅀᆞ (zò).) Etymology templates: {{ko-etym-native|ss|아ᄒᆡ〮|àhóy|dot=,}} First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 아ᄒᆡ〮 (Yale: àhóy),, {{inh|ko|oko|阿孩|tr=*ahoy}} Old Korean 阿孩 (*ahoy), {{cog|ltc|孩|t=child}} Middle Chinese 孩 (ɦʌi, “child”), {{m|ko|兒孩}} 兒孩, {{m|okm|兒}} 兒, {{m|okm||ᅀᆞ|tr=zò}} ᅀᆞ (zò) Head templates: {{ko-noun}} 아이 • (ai)
  1. child, kid Categories (topical): Children, People Synonyms: 어린이
    Sense id: en-아이-ko-noun-5vLt9nGs Disambiguation of Children: 50 44 6 Disambiguation of People: 61 33 7
  2. (endearing) Used to refer to objects, typically in casual but polite settings such as when persuading a customer to buy a product. Tags: endearing Categories (topical): Children
    Sense id: en-아이-ko-noun-wWdV33pR Disambiguation of Children: 50 44 6 Categories (other): Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with dialectal pitch accent marked, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations, Middle Korean terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Native Korean words Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 3 75 22 Disambiguation of Korean terms with dialectal pitch accent marked: 8 66 26 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 3 78 19 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 3 79 17 Disambiguation of Middle Korean terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 3 82 15 Disambiguation of Native Korean words: 9 68 24
  3. Less colloquial form of 애 (ae, “guy; person”).
    Sense id: en-아이-ko-noun-KfwPLXL9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: (ae) [contraction], 아해(兒孩) — dated (ahae)

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Alternative forms

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          "english": "When it was finally dawn and she touched the child's forehead, she was relieved at the coolness she felt on her palm. She left the inside room and stared vacantly at the bluish twilight that penetrated the living room veranda.",
          "ref": "2007, Han Kang, 채식주의자 [chaesikjuuija, The Vegetarian], 22nd edition, Paju, Republic of Korea: Changbi, published 2016, page 155",
          "roman": "Machimnae saebyeog-i doeeo ai-ui ima-reul manjeo-boasseul ttae geunyeo-neun sonbadag-e neukkyeojineun seoneulham-e andohaetgo, anbang-eul naga geosil beranda-ro deuneun pureuseureumhan bangmyeong-eul mulkkeureomi baraboatda.",
          "text": "마침내 새벽이 되어 아이의 이마를 만져보았을 때 그녀는 손바닥에 느껴지는 서늘함에 안도했고, 안방을 나가 거실 베란다로 드는 푸르스름한 박명을 물끄러미 바라보았다.",
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          "text": "아이가 무엇을 가지고 놉니까? ― Aiga mueoseul gajigo nomnikka? ― What is a kid playing with?",
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        },
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          "english": "When it was finally dawn and she touched the child's forehead, she was relieved at the coolness she felt on her palm. She left the inside room and stared vacantly at the bluish twilight that penetrated the living room veranda.",
          "ref": "2007, Han Kang, 채식주의자 [chaesikjuuija, The Vegetarian], 22nd edition, Paju, Republic of Korea: Changbi, published 2016, page 155",
          "roman": "Machimnae saebyeog-i doeeo ai-ui ima-reul manjeo-boasseul ttae geunyeo-neun sonbadag-e neukkyeojineun seoneulham-e andohaetgo, anbang-eul naga geosil beranda-ro deuneun pureuseureumhan bangmyeong-eul mulkkeureomi baraboatda.",
          "text": "마침내 새벽이 되어 아이의 이마를 만져보았을 때 그녀는 손바닥에 느껴지는 서늘함에 안도했고, 안방을 나가 거실 베란다로 드는 푸르스름한 박명을 물끄러미 바라보았다.",
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      "roman": "ahae",
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