동기

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 同期, from 同 (“same”) + 期 (“period, time, era”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [to̞ŋɡi]
• Phonetic hangul: [동기]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	donggi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	donggi
McCune–Reischauer?	tonggi
Yale Romanization?	tongki

Noun

동기 • (donggi) (hanja 同期)

1. same period, same time

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 動機.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	donggi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	donggi
McCune–Reischauer?	tonggi
Yale Romanization?	tōngki

Noun

동기 • (donggi) (hanja 動機)

1. motive, motivation