무명

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 無名 (“nameless”).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mumyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mumyeong
McCune–Reischauer?mumyŏng
Yale Romanization?mumyeng

Noun

무명 • (mumyeong) (hanja 無名)

  1. (attributive) unknown (obscure)
    무명 시인 ― mumyeong siin ― an unknown poet

Etymology 2

First attested in the Beonyeok nogeoldae (飜譯老乞大 / 번역노걸대), 1517, as Middle Korean 무면 (Yale: mwumyen). Cognate to Jeju 미녕 (minyeong).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mumyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mumyeong
McCune–Reischauer?mumyŏng
Yale Romanization?mumyeng

Noun

무명 • (mumyeong)

  1. cotton
    Synonym: 목면(木綿) (mongmyeon)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 無明 (“unenlightenment”).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mumyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mumyeong
McCune–Reischauer?mumyŏng
Yale Romanization?mumyeng

Noun

무명 • (mumyeong) (hanja 無明)

  1. (Buddhism) avidyā: unenlightenment, ignorance of nirvana and of the fundamental state of existence

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 武 (“martial arts”) + 名 (“name”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmu(ː)mjʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [무(ː)명]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mumyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mumyeong
McCune–Reischauer?mumyŏng
Yale Romanization?mūmyeng

Noun

무명 • (mumyeong) (hanja 武名)

  1. fame as a warrior
    Coordinate term: 문명(文名) (munmyeong)
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