곤이

Korean

Etymology 1

Of native Korean origin.

Noun

곤이 • (goni)

  1. (archaic) Synonym of 고니 (goni) (swan).
Alternative forms
  • 고니 (goni) (canonical)
  • 곤 (gon) (archaic)
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 鯤 (“spawn”) + 鮞 (“roe”)

Noun

곤이 • (goni) (hanja 鯤鮞)

  1. roe, the eggs or the egg-laden ovary of a fish
  2. newborn fish
Synonyms
See also

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 混 (“to mix, blend”) + 夷 (“Eastern foreigner”)

Noun

곤이 • (goni) (hanja 混夷)

  1. barbarians west of ancient China, attested no less than two millennia ago[1]
Alternative forms
  • 혼이 (honi) (not canonical)
  • 훈이 (huni) (as per the Chinese reading hun-yi)
Synonyms

References

  1. ↑ 곤이태의 (混夷駾矣 <詩經>, gonitae-ui, “Western barbarians run.”)
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