도이

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 島夷.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [to̞i]
• Phonetic hangul: [도이]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	doi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	doi
McCune–Reischauer?	toi
Yale Romanization?	toi

Noun

도이 • (doi) (hanja 島夷)

1. (historical) island barbarian:
   1. (in most contexts, derogatory) the Japanese (from the perspective of Koreans and Chinese)
   2. In Chinese contexts, certain other peoples referred to as barbarians in Chinese history: see definitions at Chinese 島夷／岛夷 (dǎoyí).

Etymology 2

돈 (don, “money”) +‎ 이 (-i, noun-attaching suffix). The /-n-/ is lost regularly.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈto̞(ː)i]
• Phonetic hangul: [도(ː)이]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	doi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	doi
McCune–Reischauer?	toi
Yale Romanization?	tōi

Noun

도이 • (doi)

1. (Russia) money

   Synonym: (Standard Korean) 돈 (don)