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Korean
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | yoyo |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yoyo |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | yoyo |
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| Yale Romanization? | yo.yo |
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Etymology 1
Borrowed from English yo-yo.
Noun
요요 • (yoyo)
- a yo-yo (toy)
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 了了.
Root
요요 • (yoyo) (hanja 了了)
- Root of 요요하다 (yoyohada). Rarely used alone.
Etymology 3
Sino-Korean word from 夭夭.
Root
요요 • (yoyo) (hanja 夭夭)
- Root of 요요하다 (yoyohada). Rarely used alone.
Etymology 4
Sino-Korean word from 姚姚.
Root
요요 • (yoyo) (hanja 姚姚)
- Root of 요요하다 (yoyohada). Rarely used alone.
Etymology 5
Sino-Korean word from 嫋嫋.
Root
요요 • (yoyo) (hanja 嫋嫋)
- Root of 요요하다 (yoyohada). Rarely used alone.
Etymology 6
Sino-Korean word from 搖搖.
Root
요요 • (yoyo) (hanja 搖搖)
- Root of 요요하다 (yoyohada). Rarely used alone.
Etymology 7
Sino-Korean word from 寥寥.
Root
요요 • (yoyo) (hanja 寥寥)
- Root of 요요하다 (yoyohada). Rarely used alone.
Etymology 8
Sino-Korean word from 遙遙.
Root
요요 • (yoyo) (hanja 遙遙)
- Root of 요요하다 (yoyohada). Rarely used alone.
Etymology 9
Sino-Korean word from 嶢嶢.
Root
요요 • (yoyo) (hanja 嶢嶢)
- Root of 요요하다 (yoyohada). Rarely used alone.
Etymology 10
Sino-Korean word from 撓撓.
Root
요요 • (yoyo) (hanja 撓撓)
- Root of 요요하다 (yoyohada). Rarely used alone.
Etymology 11
Sino-Korean word from 擾擾.
Root
요요 • (yoyo) (hanja 擾擾)
- Root of 요요하다 (yoyohada). Rarely used alone.
Etymology 12
Sino-Korean word from 耀耀/燿燿.
Root
요요 • (yoyo) (hanja 耀耀/燿燿)
- Root of 요요하다 (yoyohada). Rarely used alone.