만시
mansi
만시 (mansi) is the Korean way to say the name of the Uralic language Mansi.
The term 만시 refers specifically to the Uralic language known as Mansi.
Meaning: Uralic language (name)
How do you pronounce it?
mansi
Did you know?
- Because the syllables 만 and 시 can mean 'ten thousand' and 'poem' respectively, 만시 can be read in literary contexts as 'ten thousand poems'.
- In Korean, the word 만시 can be a homophone for 'late hour' (晩時), meaning a speaker might accidentally suggest the time is late when discussing the language.
- The syllable 만 in 만시 is identical to the Korean word for 'ten thousand', a number frequently used in Korean idioms to symbolize 'infinity' or 'everything'.
Examples in context
- 안녕하세요, 만시씨. 만나서 반갑습니다.Hello, Mansi. Nice to meet you.
- 만시야, 같이 영화 보러 갈까?Hey, Mansi, want to go watch a movie together?
- 만시는 우랄어족에 속합니다.mansineun uraleojoge sokinghamnida.Mansi belongs to the Uralic language family.
- 그는 만시어를 공부하고 있어요.geuneun mansieoreul gongbu-hago isseoyo.He is studying the Mansi language.
- 만시는 아주 오래된 언어예요.mansineun aju oraedoen eoneoyeyo.Mansi is a very old language.
Example conversation
Two students are discussing linguistics in a university cafe.
- 지훈 Ji-hun수빈 씨, 만시가 무엇인가요?subin ssi, mansiga mueosingayo?Subin, what is Mansi?
- 수빈 Su-bin그것은 우랄어족의 한 언어예요.geugeoseun uraleojogui han eoneoyeyo.It is a Uralic language.
- 지훈 Ji-hun정말 흥미로운 언어네요.jeongmal heungmiroun eoneoneyo.That is a really interesting language.
- 수빈 Su-bin네, 지훈 씨도 관심이 생기나요?ne, jihun ssi do gwansimi saengginayo?Yes, are you interested too, Jihun?
