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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 두〯ᅀᅥ〯 (Yale: twǔzě), a compound of 둘 (twul, “two”) + 서 (se, “three”, variant of 셓 (seyh)).
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | dueo |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | dueo |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | tuŏ |
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| Yale Romanization? | twue |
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Determiner
두어 • (dueo)
- several, many
- a couple of