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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Sinjeung yuhap (新增類合 / 신증유합), 1576, as Middle Korean 눕 (Yale: nwup). The underlying form was probably *눞 *nwuph, as Korean coda consonant -ph surfaces as -p in isolation. However, there is no direct evidence for this because the Middle Korean orthography transcribed surface realizations only.
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | neup |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | neup |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | nŭp |
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| Yale Romanization? | nuph |
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Noun
늪 • (neup)
- marsh, swamp, bog
- mire, quagmire