기니
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Etymology 1
From English Guinea or French Guinée.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kini]
- Phonetic hangul: [기니]
Proper noun
기니 • (Gini)
Etymology 2
From 길다 (gilda, “to be long”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈki(ː)ni]
- Phonetic hangul: [기(ː)니]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Adjective
기니 • (gini) (sequential of 길다)
- Sequential form of 길다 (gilda, “to be long”), thus often "as a consequence of being long" or "so long that."
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