메아리

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 뫼〯ᅀᅡ리〮 (Yale: mwǒyzàlí), etymologically equivalent to modern 메 살— (me sal-, “to live in the mountains”) +‎ 이 (-i, agentive noun-deriving suffix), but never perceived as such by modern speakers.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [me̞a̠ɾi]
• Phonetic hangul: [메아리]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	meari
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	meali
McCune–Reischauer?	meari
Yale Romanization?	mey.ali

Noun

메아리 • (meari)

1. echo (a reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer)

Synonyms

• 산울림 (山—, sanullim)