미미

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 美味.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmi(ː)mi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [미(ː)미]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mimi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mimi
McCune–Reischauer?mimi
Yale Romanization?mīmi

Noun

미미 • (mimi) (hanja 美味)

  1. good flavour

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 微微.

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mimi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mimi
McCune–Reischauer?mimi
Yale Romanization?mimi

Root

미미 • (mimi) (hanja 微微)

  1. Root of 미미하다 (mimihada). Rarely used alone.
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