누리

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [nuɾi]
• Phonetic hangul: [누리]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nuri
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nuli
McCune–Reischauer?	nuri
Yale Romanization?	nwuli

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Middle Korean 누리〮 (nwùlí), which was already quaint by the fifteenth century. Doublet of 뉘 (nwi).

Noun

누리 • (nuri)

1. (literary) world

   Synonym: 세상(世上) (sesang)

   말과 글의 누리

   mal-gwa geur-ui nuri

   The world of "speech and writing" (languages) ― the slogan of the Korean Wiktionary

Usage notes

• In recent times, the word has been used in newly coined compound words relating to the Internet, such as 누리집 (nurijip, “homepage”) and 누리꾼 (nurikkun, “netizen”), in a governmental effort to replace loanwords (외래어(外來語) (oeraeeo)) into native neologisms. This has been done by both North and South Korean governments.
• In South Korea, its use by the general public is quite limited, and is largely restricted to the government and government regulated broadcasters. Despite the government's effort, most native speakers still use loanwords from English such as 홈페이지 (hompeiji, “homepage”) and 네티즌 (netijeun, “netizen”). The situation in North Korea is not known.

Derived terms

• 누리꾼 (nurikkun)
• 누리망 (—網, nurimang)
• 누리집 (nurijip)

 

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Noun

누리 • (nuri)

1. (rare) hail (balls of ice)

   Synonym: (common) 우박(雨雹) (ubak)

Etymology 3

Of native Korean origin.

Noun

누리 • (nuri)

1. type of grasshopper

Etymology 4

Verb

누리 • (nuri)

1. Stem of 누리다 (nurida, “to enjoy”)

Etymology 5

Adjective

누리 • (nuri)

1. Stem of 누리다 (nurida, “to be foul-smelling”)

Middle Korean

Etymology

From Old Korean 世理 (NWUri).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nù.lí/

Noun

누리〮 (nwùlí)

1. Archaic form of 뉘〯 (nwǔy, “world; time, epoch, era”)
   • 14th century?, “動動 / 동동 (Dongdong)”, in 樂學軌範 / 악학궤범 (Akhak Gwebeom):

     누릿 가온ᄃᆡ 나곤 몸하 ᄒᆞ올로 녈셔

     nwuli-s kawontoy nakwon mwom-ha howollwo nyelsye

     though it was born in the middle of the world, oh this body of mine! It goes its way alone.

   • 1527, Choe Sejin, 최세진(崔世珍), 訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회‎^[1]:

     世(셰〯) 누리〮 셰〯

     SYĚY nwùlí syěy

     [The Chinese word] 世 (shì) [means] "world" [and is pronounced] syěy.

Usage notes

• Rarely found in Middle Korean. Perhaps the sole attestation in a running text is from Dongdong, a highly archaic poem. A 1527 Chinese-Korean dictionary, Hunmong Jahoe, also includes the term as a gloss to a Chinese character; such dictionaries are also known for archaisms in their choice of Korean vocabulary.

Descendants

• → Korean: 누리 (nuri)