"어미" meaning in Korean

See 어미 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ʌ̹mi] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: eomi [romanization]
Etymology: First attested as Late Old Korean 丫彌 in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사), 1103. First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 어〮미 (Yale: émì). Etymology templates: {{ko-attest|oko-lat|丫彌|계림유사}} First attested as Late Old Korean 丫彌 in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사), 1103, {{ko-etym-native|ss|어〮미|émì}} First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 어〮미 (Yale: émì). Head templates: {{ko-noun}} 어미 • (eomi)
  1. (often impolite) mother Tags: impolite, often
    Sense id: en-어미-ko-noun-zwYi7ypm
  2. A casual way used by a father to address his wife in front of elders.
    Sense id: en-어미-ko-noun-xrJjn1oZ
  3. dam; mother animal
    Sense id: en-어미-ko-noun-FqQMIlFu Categories (other): Native Korean words Disambiguation of Native Korean words: 7 16 53 14 10
  4. mother of one's grandchild (or child in further generations)
    Sense id: en-어미-ko-noun-a1jIouYW
  5. Term of address for one's daughter or daughter-in-law (who has children).
    Sense id: en-어미-ko-noun-ruKuqNlb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: 엄마 (eomma), 어머니 (eomeoni)
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [ˈɘ(ː)mi] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: eomi [romanization], 語尾 [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 語尾 Etymology templates: {{etymid|ko|語尾}}, {{ko-etym-sino|語尾}} Sino-Korean word from 語尾 Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=語尾}} 어미 • (eomi) (hanja 語尾)
  1. (grammar) ending (attached to stems of verbs and adjectives) Synonyms: 씨끝 (ssikkeut)
    Sense id: en-어미-ko-noun-ejP-XnBp Categories (other): Grammar, Korean terms with long vowels in the first syllable Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: [ʌ̹mi] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: eomi [romanization], 魚尾 [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 魚尾 Etymology templates: {{etymid|ko|魚尾}}, {{ko-etym-sino|魚尾}} Sino-Korean word from 魚尾 Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=魚尾}} 어미 • (eomi) (hanja 魚尾)
  1. (publishing, bibliography) V-shaped decoration that appears in the middle of a traditional East Asian-style book leaf
    Sense id: en-어미-ko-noun-EzFBPGOR Categories (other): Bibliography, Publishing, 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 Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 1 3 7 9 7 20 53 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 2 4 12 4 10 16 53 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 2 4 10 6 10 15 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 6 10 11 4 12 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 4 6 16 3 8 60 Disambiguation of Sino-Korean words: 3 7 14 6 7 26 36 Topics: bibliography, computing, engineering, human-sciences, information-science, mathematics, media, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, publishing, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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          "english": "Where the hell did Yeongcheol's mother go?",
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          "english": "Where the hell did Yeongcheol's mother go?",
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          "english": "mother tiger",
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    {
      "hangeul": "어(ː)미"
    },
    {
      "other": "[어(ː)미]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "ssikkeut",
      "word": "씨끝"
    }
  ],
  "word": "어미"
}

{
  "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"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 3,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "魚尾"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymid"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "魚尾"
      },
      "expansion": "Sino-Korean word from 魚尾",
      "name": "ko-etym-sino"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Sino-Korean word from 魚尾",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "eomi",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "魚尾",
      "tags": [
        "hanja"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "hanja": "魚尾"
      },
      "expansion": "어미 • (eomi) (hanja 魚尾)",
      "name": "ko-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "ko:Bibliography",
        "ko:Publishing"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Holonym: 판심(版心) (pansim)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "V-shaped decoration that appears in the middle of a traditional East Asian-style book leaf"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "publishing",
          "publishing#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "bibliography",
          "bibliography"
        ],
        [
          "traditional",
          "traditional"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(publishing, bibliography) V-shaped decoration that appears in the middle of a traditional East Asian-style book leaf"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "bibliography",
        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "human-sciences",
        "information-science",
        "mathematics",
        "media",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "publishing",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ʌ̹mi]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "어미"
    },
    {
      "other": "[어미]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "어미"
}

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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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