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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 녑 (Yale: nyep).
Jeju ᄋᆢᇁ (yawp) demonstrates that the immediate pre-fifteenth century form was likely *ᄂᆢᇁ (*nyoph).
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | yeop |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yeop |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | yŏp |
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| Yale Romanization? | yeph |
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Noun
옆 • (yeop)
- side, flank, vicinity
옆에 앉아도 될까요?- yeope anjado doelkkayo?
- Do you mind if I sit next to you?
Derived terms
See also
- 가 (ga): bound, edge, margin, side, verge, vicinity
- 가장자리 (gajangjari): bound, edge, margin, side, verge, vicinity
- 겉 (geot): outside, exterior, surface
- 결 (gyeol): verge, vicinity, opportunity; layer, ply, texture
- 가깝다 (gakkapda): to be close, near