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Korean
Etymology
Of native Korean origin. From 우 (u) + ㅅ (-s-).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | ut |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | us |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ut |
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| Yale Romanization? | wus |
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Prefix
웃 • (ut-)
- (adjectival, adverbial) upper, up-, super-
- Synonym: 상(上) (sang)
- Antonym: 아랫 (araet-)
- (rarely) outer
- 욷 (ut) (obsolete)
- 위 (wi) (noun, prefix, suffix)
- 윗 (wit) (prefix)
Derived terms
(adjectival):
- 웃니 (unni, “upper teeth”)
- 웃도리 (utdori, “upper part (of a body)”)
- 웃돈 (utdon, “premium (money)”)
- 웃목 (unmok, “the corner of a heated floor that is farther from the fireplace”)
- 웃물 (unmul, “upstream”)
- 웃사람 (utsaram, “elder, senior, superior”)
- 웃어른 (useoreun, “elder, senior, superior”)
- 웃옷 (udot, “overcoat, outerwear”)
- 웃자리 (utjari, “high rank”)
- 웃통 (ut'tong, “upper part (of a body or thing)”)
(adverbial):
- 웃날들다 (unnaldeulda, “(of weather) to clear up”)
- 웃돌다 (utdolda, “to exceed, surpass”)
- 웃자라다 (utjarada, “to outgrow, overgrow (excessively)”)