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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 宇宙 (“space, universe”)
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 |
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| Revised Romanization? | uju |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | uju |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | uju |
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| Yale Romanization? | wūcwu |
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Noun
우주 • (uju) (hanja 宇宙)
- space; outer space
- the universe
See also
- 공간(空間) (gonggan, “physical space”)