선지

Korean

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seonji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seonji
McCune–Reischauer?sŏnji
Yale Romanization?sen.ci

Etymology 1

First attested in the Eonhae duchang jibyo (諺解痘瘡集要 / 언해두창집요), 1608, as Early Modern Korean 선디 (Yale: senti). Perhaps related to Manchu ᠰᡝᠩᡤᡳ (senggi) or Japanese 血 (chi).

Noun

선지 • (seonji)

  1. seonji; animals' blood, used as an ingredient in food when chilled and solidified
Hypernyms
Descendants
  • → English: seonji, sunji

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 宣紙.

Noun

선지 • (seonji) (hanja 宣紙)

  1. Xuan paper
Hypernyms
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