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U+C5B4, 어
HANGUL SYLLABLE EO
Composition: +

Hangul Syllables




얘 ←→ 에
See also: -어

Korean

Etymology 1

Imitative. Compare English uh-huh.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eo
McCune–Reischauer?ŏ
Yale Romanization?e

Interjection

Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form (eo)
Yang-form (a)

(eo)

  1. uh-huh, yes
  2. ah!, oh!; conveys surprise, urgency, or strong emotion
  3. huh?; conveys confusion
Usage notes
  • (yes): Korean has a number of words for "yes". (ye) is highly polite and formal, appropriate in an interview; (ne) is polite but less formal, appropriate in a conversation with parents; and (eung) and (eo) are plain and non-formal, appropriate in a conversation with friends. Among the latter two, (eung) has a more strongly positive sense than (eo).
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from (language).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eo
McCune–Reischauer?ŏ
Yale Romanization?e

Suffix

—어 (-eo) (hanja )

  1. language
    한국 (han'guk, Korea) + ‎ (eo) → ‎한국어 (han'gugeo, Korean)
    외계 (oegye, outer space) + ‎ (eo) → ‎외계어 (oegyeeo, alien language)
    체로키 (cheroki, Cherokee) + ‎ (eo) → ‎체로키어 (cherokieo, Cherokee language)
See also

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eo
McCune–Reischauer?ŏ
Yale Romanization?e

Noun

(eo) (hanja )

  1. (historical) yu, a tiger-shaped percussion instrument

Etymology 4

Suffix

—어 (-eo)

  1. See the entry at (-eo).

Etymology 5

Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

(eo)

Extended content
  1. : word
    (eumhun reading: 말씀 어 (malsseum eo))
    (MC reading: (MC ngjoX|ngjoH))
  2. : fish
    (eumhun reading: 물고기 (mulgogi eo))
    (MC reading: (MC ngjo))
  3. : control
    (eumhun reading: 어거할 (eogeohal eo))
    (MC reading: (MC ngjoH))
  4. : fishing
    (eumhun reading: 고기잡을 (gogijabeul eo))
    (MC reading: (MC ngjo))
  5. : particle
    (eumhun reading: 어조사 어 (eojosa eo))
    (MC reading: (MC 'jo|'u))
  6. : blocking
    (eumhun reading: 막을 (mageul eo))
    (MC reading: (MC ngjoX))
  7. : prison
    (eumhun reading: 옥 어 (ok eo))
    (MC reading: (MC ngjoX))
  8. : riding a horse
    (eumhun reading: 부릴 (mal buril eo))
    (MC reading: (MC ngjoH))
  9. : transgressing
    (eumhun reading: 어긋날 (eogeunnal eo))
    (MC reading: (MC ngjo|ngu|ngjoX))
  10. : contusion
    (eumhun reading: 어혈질 (eohyeoljil eo))
    (MC reading: (MC 'joH))