어미

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 어〮미 (Yale: émì). Related to 어머니 (eomeoni, “mother”), 엄마 (eomma, “mom”).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ʌ̹mi]
• Phonetic hangul: [어미]

어미 • (eomi)

1. (often impolite) mother

   어미 속 좀 그만 썩여라.

   eomi sok jom geuman sseogyeora.

   Don't make mum worry too much.

2. A casual way used by a father to address his wife in front of elders.

   영철이 어미는 도대체 어디를 나갔습니까?

   yeongcheori eomineun dodaeche eodireul nagatseumnikka?

   Where the hell did Yeongcheol's mother go?

3. dam; mother animal

   어미 호랑이

   eomi horang'i

   mother tiger

4. mother of one's grandchild (or child in further generations)
5. Term of address for one's daughter or daughter-in-law (who has children).

Sino-Korean word from 語尾

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɘ(ː)mi]
• Phonetic hangul: [어(ː)미]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

어미 • (eomi) (hanja 語尾)

1. (grammar) ending (attached to stems of verbs and adjectives)

• 씨끝 (ssikkeut)

Visible on the left-most and right-most edges.

Sino-Korean word from 魚尾

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ʌ̹mi]
• Phonetic hangul: [어미]

어미 • (eomi) (hanja 魚尾)

1. (publishing, bibliography) V-shaped decoration that appears in the middle of a traditional East Asian-style book leaf

   Holonym: 판심(版心) (pansim)