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Korean
Etymology
From Middle Korean 야〮ᅀᅡ〮 (Yale: -yá-zá). See 여 (-yeo) for more.
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | yeoya |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yeoya |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | yŏya |
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| Yale Romanization? | ye.ya |
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Suffix
여야 • (-yeoya)
- (formal) Alternative form of 어야 (-eoya, “only if; no matter”), used after the stem of 하다 (hada).
Usage notes
- In less formal language, 하여야 (hayeoya) is always contracted to 해야 (haeya).