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Korean
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | reo |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | leo |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | rŏ |
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| Yale Romanization? | le |
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Etymology 1
From Middle Korean 라〮 (Yale: -lá).
Suffix
러 • (-reo)
- Post-vowel and post-liquid allomorphic form of 으러 (-eureo).
Etymology 2
From an incorrect analysis of English -er.
Suffix
러 • (-reo)
- (Internet slang) -er
- 악플 (akpeul, “malicious comment”) + 러 (-reo) → 악플러 (akpeulleo, “people who post malicious comment”)
- 선플 (seonpeul, “positive comments”) + 러 (-reo) → 선플러 (seonpeulleo, “people who post positive comments”)
- 먹방 (meokbang, “mukbang”) + 러 (-reo) → 먹방러 (meokbangneo, “mukbanger”)
- 자막 (jamak, “subtitles”) + 러 (-reo) → 자막러 (jamangneo, “subtitle producer”)
- 프로 (peuro, “pro, professional”) + 불편 (bulpyeon, “complaint”) + 러 (-reo) → 프로불편러 (peurobulpyeolleo, “social justice warrior”)