무늬

Korean

Etymology

A nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 문 (紋, mun, “marking, pattern”), probably via 문(紋) +‎ 이 (-i, euphonic noun suffix).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [muni]
• Phonetic hangul: [무니]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	munui
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	munui
McCune–Reischauer?	munŭi
Yale Romanization?	munuy

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 무늬의 / 무늬에 / 무늬까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, except before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes, when it takes full low pitch.

Noun

무늬 • (munui)

1. pattern, design

Derived terms

• 격자무늬 (gyeokjamunui, “plaid”)
• 별무늬 (byeolmunui, “star pattern”)
• 줄무늬 (julmunui, “stripe”)