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Korean
Etymology
From Middle Korean 며〮 (Yale: -myé). See the main entry for more.
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | myeo |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | myeo |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | myŏ |
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| Yale Romanization? | mye |
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Suffix
며 • (-myeo)
- Post-vowel and post-ㄹ (l) allomorphic form of 으며 (-eumyeo).
Particle
며 • (-myeo)
- Post-vowel allomorph form of 이며 (-imyeo, “and”).
- Short for 고 하며 (-go ha-myeo, “while saying that...”).
- Alternative form of 면서 (-myeonseo, “even though said..."; "you said... right?”)