유리

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 琉璃.

Alternative forms

• 류리 (ryuri) (Sometimes used in North Korea, although form 유리 is a standard form there.)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [juɾi]
• Phonetic hangul: [유리]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yuri
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yuli
McCune–Reischauer?	yuri
Yale Romanization?	yuli

Noun

유리 • (yuri) (hanja 琉璃)

1. glass (substance)

Derived terms

• 간유리 (—琉璃, ganyuri, “frosted glass”)
• 강화유리 (強化琉璃, ganghwayuri, “tempered glass”)
• 안전유리 (安全琉璃, anjeonyuri, “safety glass”)
• 유리몸 (琉璃—, yurimom, “injury-prone person”)
• 유리문 (琉璃門, yurimun, “glass door”)
• 유리잔 (琉璃—, yurijan, “glass (for drinking); tumbler”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 有利.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yuri
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yuli
McCune–Reischauer?	yuri
Yale Romanization?	yūli

Noun

유리 • (yuri) (hanja 有利)

1. advantage

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 遊離.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [juɾi]
• Phonetic hangul: [유리]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yuri
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yuli
McCune–Reischauer?	yuri
Yale Romanization?	yuli

Noun

유리 • (yuri) (hanja 遊離)

1. isolation, separation
2. (chemistry) isolation

Derived terms

• 유리 지방산 (遊離脂肪酸, yuri jibangsan, “free fatty acid”)
• 유리기 (遊離基, yurigi, “free radical”)

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [juɾi]
• Phonetic hangul: [유리]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Yuri
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Yuli
McCune–Reischauer?	Yuri
Yale Romanization?	yuli

Proper noun

유리 • (Yuri)

1. a female given name