누에

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Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 누에〮 (Yale: nwùéy). Compare Northern Gyeongsang 누베 (nube)[1] and also Jeju 누웨 (nuwe), 누에 (nue).[2]

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
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Revised Romanization (translit.)?nue
McCune–Reischauer?nue
Yale Romanization?nwuey

Noun

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누에 • (nue)

  1. silkworm

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Jaehoon Yeon, Korean Dialects: a general survey, p. 4.
  2. ^ 제주어사전(濟州語辭典), [Dictionary of the Jeju Language], [1], p. 188.
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