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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Beonyeok nogeoldae (飜譯老乞大 / 번역노걸대), 1517, as Middle Korean 계우 (Yale: kyeywu).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | gyeou |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gyeou |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kyŏu |
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| Yale Romanization? | kyewu |
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Adverb
겨우 • (gyeou)
- barely
- with difficulty