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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 어느 (Yale: enu).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | eoneu |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | eoneu |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ŏnŭ |
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| Yale Romanization? | enu |
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Determiner
어느 • (eoneu)
- (interrogative) which
어느 쪽이 당신의 자전거인가요?- eoneu jjogi dangsinui jajeon'geoin'gayo?
- Which is your bicycle?
어느 사전을 좋아하십니까?- eoneu sajeoneul joahasimnikka?
- Which dictionary do you favour?
- a certain, one, some
형사는 그 아이가 자정이 지난 어느 시점에 유기된 것이라고 말했다.- hyeongsaneun geu aiga jajeong'i jinan eoneu sijeome yugidoen geosirago malhaetda.
- The detective said that the baby had been abandoned sometime after midnight.