모통이

Jeju

Alternative forms

• 모퉁이 (motung'i), 모토이 (motoi)

Etymology

Derived from Middle Korean 뫃 (mwoh). Cognate to Korean 모퉁이 (motung'i).

Pronunciation

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽motʰoŋi⫽
• (Jeju City) IPA^(key): [motʰoŋi]
• Phonetic hangul: [모통이]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	motong'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	motong'i
Yale Romanization?	mwothwong.i

Noun

모통이 (motong'i)

1. corner

   Synonyms: 귀타리 (gwitari), 클렝이 (keulleng'i), 모사리 (mosari)

References

• “모통이” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.