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Etymology of ri

From the McCune-Reischauer romanization of Korean 리 (ri), from Chinese 里 (lǐ). Doublet of li.

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Source etymology 1

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noun

A Korean unit of distance equivalent to about 393 m.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From the McCune-Reischauer romanization of Korean 리 (ri), from Chinese 里 (lǐ). Doublet of li.

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  • Derivation mention리ko
  • Derivation mention里zh
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Machine-source provenance
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