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Korean
Etymology
See the main entry.
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | o |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | o |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | o |
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| Yale Romanization? | o |
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Suffix
오 • (-o-)
- Allomorphic form of 으옵 (-euop-, self-deferential suffix), used after vowels or ㄹ (l) and before a vowel, including an underlying epenthetical vowel.
- 하오니 ― ha-o-ni
- 다름이 아니오라 ― dareum-i ani-o-ra
Usage notes
Middle Korean
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Harmonic pair
| Yin-form
|
우〮 (-wú-)
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| Yang-form
|
오〮 (-wó-)
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Suffix
오〮 (-wó-)
- Yang-vowel form of 우〮 (-wú-, modulator suffix).
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Harmonic pair
| Yin-form
|
우〮 (-(G)wú-)
|
| Yang-form
|
오〮 (-(G)wó-)
|
Suffix
오〮 (-(G)wó-)
- Yang-vowel form of 우〮 (-wú-, causative suffix).