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See also: -우-, -우, and
U+C6B0, 우
HANGUL SYLLABLE U
Composition: +

Hangul Syllables




요 ←→ 워

Jeju

Etymology

From Middle Korean (wùh), from Old Korean 上只 (*WUk). Cognate with Korean (wi).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?u
Revised Romanization (translit.)?u
Yale Romanization?wu

Noun

(u)

  1. above, upper, upside, top
    Antonym: 알레 (alle)
    ᄁᆞ장u-kkawjangto the top
    u-rotoward the top
    부떠u-butteofrom the top
    u-uion the top
    고넹이 의ᄌᆞ 이서 .
    Goneng'i-reul uijaw u-iseo bwan.
    I saw the cat on top of the chair.
    • 2011 January 18, 양전형 [yangjeonhyeong], “곱음재기 허멍 놈의 집 눌덜 다 멜라불곡 담 헤싸블곡 (2011년1월15일자) [gobeumjaegi heomeong nomui jip nuldeol da mellabulgok dam hessabeulgok (2011nyeon1wol15ilja)]”, in 제주어보전회 [jejueobojeonhoe, Jeju Preservation Society]‎:
      바지 너믜 튿어그네 줄여 입곡, 커도 그냥 걸쳐 입언 뎅겻주기.
      Baji-neun neomui keon teudeogeune jal juryeo ipgok, u-ui os-eun keodo geunyang geolcheo ibeon denggyeotjugi.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2017, 양창용 [yangchang'yong, Yang Changyong], 윌리암 오그레디 [william ogeuredi, William O'Grady], 양세종 [yangsejong, Yang Sejung], 제주어 1 [jejueo 1, Jeju 1], 퍼플 [peopeul], →ISBN, page 36:
      돔베, 어듸 잇우과? — 살레 싯저.
      Dombe, eodui isugwa? — Salle u-tui sitjeo.
      The cutting board, where is it? — It's above the cupboard.
    • 2020, Changyong Yang, Sejung Yang, William O'Grady, Jejueo : the language of Korea’s Jeju Island, Honolulu, USA: University of Hawai‘i Press, →DOI, →ISBN, →JSTOR, page 260:
      만수 ᄀᆞ세 ᄎᆞᆽ(이)쿠데, 벡장 보렌 헷저.
      Mansu-ga gawse chawt(i)kude, bekjang u-ui boren hetjeo.
      Since Mansu was looking for the scissors, I told (him) to look at the top of the closet.

Derived terms

Korean

Etymology 1

From Middle Korean (wùh), from Old Korean 上只 (*WUk).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?u
Revised Romanization (translit.)?u
McCune–Reischauer?u
Yale Romanization?wu

Noun

South Korean
Standard Language
(wi)
North Korean
Standard Language
(u)

(u)

  1. Alternative form of (wi, top, above).
    • 2004 October 10, “구름우에 솟은 《왕》들의 집13개의 분교 [gureumue soseun 《wang》deurui jip-13gae'ui bun'gyo, The House of "Kings", Soaring Above the Clouds]”, in KCNA, archived from the original on 23 June 2009:
      이곳에서 내려다보면 마치 구름 분교 마을 둥둥 있는 같다.
      Igos-eseo naeryeodabomyeon machi gureum u-e bun'gyo-wa ma'eur-i dungdung tteo-inneun geon-man gatda.
      Looking down from here, it looks just like the schoolhouse and the village are floating on top of the clouds.
Usage notes
  • This form is considered standard in North Korea and dialectal in South Korea, despite being common in South Korean dialects as well. The opposite is true for (wi).

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from (right-side).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?u
Revised Romanization (translit.)?u
McCune–Reischauer?u
Yale Romanization?

Noun

(u)

  1. (formal) right side
    Synonyms: 우측(右側) (ucheuk), 오른쪽 (oreunjjok)
    Antonym: 좌(左) (jwa, left side)
  2. (politics) right wing
    Synonyms: 우파(右派) (upa), 우익(右翼) (u'ik)
    Antonym: 좌(左) (jwa, political left)
Usage notes
  • Commonly written in hanja in news headlines, even in contemporary text otherwise devoid of Chinese characters.
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from (foolish).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?u
Revised Romanization (translit.)?u
McCune–Reischauer?u
Yale Romanization?wu

Noun

(u) (hanja )

  1. foolish mistake
    범하고 말았습니다.U-reul beom-hago maratseumnida.I ended up committing a foolish error.
Derived terms

Etymology 4

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?u
Revised Romanization (translit.)?u
McCune–Reischauer?u
Yale Romanization?wu

Ideophone

(u)

  1. Conveys forceful collective movement, e.g. of crowds or gusts.
    분노한 시위대 대통령궁으로 몰려들었다.
    Bunno-han siwidae-deur-i daetongnyeonggung-euro u mollyeo-deureotda.
    The outraged protesters stormed into the presidential palace.
Derived terms

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from (excellent).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?u
Revised Romanization (translit.)?u
McCune–Reischauer?u
Yale Romanization?wu

Noun

(u) (hanja )

  1. The second-highest score in the five-point grading system in South Korean schools, ultimately abolished in 2012; equivalent to B in the Roman alphabet grading scheme.
    Coordinate terms: 수(秀) (su), 미(美) (mi), 양(良) (yang), 가(可) (ga)
Derived terms

Etymology 6

Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?u
Revised Romanization (translit.)?u
McCune–Reischauer?u
Yale Romanization?

Noun

(u) (hanja )

  1. (archaic Literary Chinese-style Korean) or; and
Derived terms

Etymology 7

Sino-Korean word from (fifth note in the pentatonic scale).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?u
Revised Romanization (translit.)?u
McCune–Reischauer?u
Yale Romanization?

Noun

(u) (hanja )

  1. (music) the fifth note in the pentatonic scale of East Asian classical music, equivalent to la
Derived terms

Etymology 8

Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

(u)

Extended content
  1. : residence
    (eumhun reading: (jip u))
    (MC reading: (MC hjuX))
  2. : rain
    (eumhun reading: (bi u))
    (MC reading: (MC hjuX|hjuH))
  3. : meet
    (eumhun reading: 만날 (mannal u))
    (MC reading: (MC ngjuH))
  4. : sufficient
    (eumhun reading: 넉넉할 (neongneok-hal u))
    (MC reading: (MC 'juw))
  5. : friend
    (eumhun reading: (beot u))
    (MC reading: (MC hjuwX))
  6. : an ancient king
    (eumhun reading: 임금 (imgeum u))
    (MC reading: (MC hjuX))
  7. : cattle
    (eumhun reading: (so u))
    (MC reading: (MC ngjuw))
  8. : right
    (eumhun reading: 오른 (oreun u))
    (MC reading: (MC hjuwX|hjuwH))
  9. : post
    (eumhun reading: 우편 (upyeon u))
    (MC reading: (MC hjuw))
  10. : again
    (eumhun reading: (tto u))
    (MC reading: (MC hjuwH))
  11. : fortune
    (eumhun reading: (bok u))
    (MC reading: (MC hjuwH))
  12. : anxiety
    (eumhun reading: 근심 (geunsim u))
    (MC reading: (MC 'juw))
  13. : to help
    (eumhun reading: 도울 (doul u))
    (MC reading: (MC hjuwH))
  14. : foolish
    (eumhun reading: 어리석을 (eoriseogeul u))
    (MC reading: (MC ngju))
  15. : pair
    (eumhun reading: (jjak u))
    (MC reading: (MC nguwX|nguwH))
  16. : Literary Chinese particle
    (eumhun reading: 어조사 (eojosa u))
    (MC reading: (MC hju))
  17. : wing
    (eumhun reading: 날개 (nalgae u))
    (MC reading: (MC hjuX|hjuH))
  18. :
    (MC reading: (MC ngjuH))
  19. :
    (MC reading: (MC ngju))
  20. :
    (MC reading: (MC ngju))
  21. :
    (MC reading: (MC hjuw))
  22. :
    (MC reading: (MC hju|'ju|'juX))
  23. :
    (MC reading: )
  24. :
    (MC reading: (MC hju))
  25. :
    (MC reading: (MC hju|xju))
  26. :
    (MC reading: (MC hju|hjuH))
  27. :
    (MC reading: (MC xju))
  28. :
    (MC reading: (MC hju))
  29. :
    (MC reading: (MC hjuX))
  30. :
    (MC reading: (MC 'ju))
  31. :
    (MC reading: (MC nguwX))
  32. :
    (MC reading: (MC hju))
  33. :
    (MC reading: )
  34. :
    (MC reading: )
  35. :
    (MC reading: (MC ngjuX))
  36. :
    (MC reading: )
  37. :
    (MC reading: (MC xju|hjuH))
  38. :
    (MC reading: (MC ngju))
  39. :
    (MC reading: (MC ngju))
  40. :
    (MC reading: (MC ngjuH))
  41. :
    (MC reading: (MC hju))
  42. :
    (MC reading: (MC hjuw))
  43. :
    (MC reading: (MC xju))
  44. :
    (MC reading: (MC hju))
  45. :
    (MC reading: (MC nguwX))