어
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어억얶얷언얹얺 얻얼얽얾얿엀엁 엂엃엄업없엇었 엉엊엋엌엍엎엏 | |
얘 ← | → 에 |
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Korean
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Imitative. Compare English uh-huh.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ʌ̹]
- Phonetic hangul: [어]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | eo |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | eo |
McCune–Reischauer? | ŏ |
Yale Romanization? | e |
Interjection
[edit]Yin-form | 어 (eo) |
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Yang-form | 아 (a) |
어 • (eo)
Usage notes
[edit]- (yes): Korean has a number of words for "yes". 예 (ye) is highly polite and formal, appropriate in an interview; 네 (ne) is polite but less formal, appropriate in a conversation with parents; and 응 (eung) and 어 (eo) are plain and non-formal, appropriate in a conversation with friends. Among the latter two, 응 (eung) has a more strongly positive sense than 어 (eo).
Derived terms
[edit]- 어하다 (eohada)
Etymology 2
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 語 (“language”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ʌ̹]
- Phonetic hangul: [어]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | eo |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | eo |
McCune–Reischauer? | ŏ |
Yale Romanization? | e |
Suffix
[edit]See also
[edit]Etymology 3
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 敔.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ʌ̹]
- Phonetic hangul: [어]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | eo |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | eo |
McCune–Reischauer? | ŏ |
Yale Romanization? | e |
Noun
[edit]- (historical) yu, a tiger-shaped percussion instrument
Etymology 4
[edit]Suffix
[edit]—어 • (-eo)
- See the entry at 어 (-eo).
Etymology 5
[edit]Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.
Syllable
[edit]어 (eo)