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Korean
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | yeou |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yeou |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | yŏu |
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| Yale Romanization? | yewu |
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Etymology 1
From Middle Korean 여ᅀᆞ (yèzò). First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as a connective form 여ᇫㅇ (Yale: yèzG-).
Presumed classical word stem *jɔzɦ or *jɔzɣ is still evidenced in some dialects (compare dialectal forms 여수 (yeosu), 여시 (yeosi), 여끼 (yeokki), 영 (yeong), 영끼 (yeongkki), etc.).[1]
Noun
여우 • (yeou) (counter 마리)
- fox, vixen
- (by extension) a cunning and deceptive person
- (by extension, endearing) a sly young girl
Derived terms
- 게잡이여우 (gejabiyeou, “crab-eating fox”)
- 여우비 (yeoubi, “sunshower”)
- 여우원숭이 (yeouwonsung'i, “lemur”)
See also
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 女優.
Noun
여우 • (yeou) (hanja 女優)
- actress (female actor)
- Synonym: 여배우(女俳優) (yeobae'u)
References
- ^ Rei Fukui (2017 March 28) 小倉進平『朝鮮語方言の研究』所載資料による言語地図とその解釈―第１集, 東京大学人文社会系研究科 韓国朝鮮文化研究室, pages 105-108