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Korean
Etymology
Of native Korean origin.
Potentially derived from familiar case of 여보세요 (yeoboseyo), indicative of a request for attention from the spouse to view something performed or viewed by the first party.
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | yeobo |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yeobo |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | yŏbo |
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| Yale Romanization? | yepo |
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Noun
여보 • (yeobo)
- (my) darling, honey, sweetheart
여보, 손님 오셨어요.- yeobo, sonnim osyeosseoyo.
- Honey, you have a visitor.
Usage notes
The term 여보 is used between significant others, such as a spouses, often as a polite replacement for a second person singular pronoun (너 (neo) or 당신 (dangsin)).