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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 憂慮, from 憂 (“anxiety”) + 慮 (“thinking”)
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | uryeo |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | ulyeo |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | uryŏ |
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| Yale Romanization? | wulye |
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Noun
우려 • (uryeo) (hanja 憂慮)
- concern; worry
- (law) reason to believe
Derived terms
- 우려되다 (uryeodoeda, “to give cause for concern”)
- 우려하다 (uryeohada, “to worry”)