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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Sin'gan guhwang chwaryo (新刊救荒撮要 / 신간구황촬요), 1660, as Early Modern Korean ᄆᆡ오 (Yale: moywo), combination of ᄆᆡᆸ (moyp) + suffix -오 (o). After the mid-15th century, ㅸ (ㅸ) changed to ㅗ (o), ㅜ (u) before a vowel other than ㅣ (i). See also 맵다 (maepda) and ㅸ (ㅸ).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | mae'u |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | mae'u |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | maeu |
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| Yale Romanization? | maywu |
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Adverb
매우 • (mae'u)
- very, extremely
그는 그의 판촉 활동에 매우 들떠 있었다.- geuneun geuui panchok hwaldong'e mae'u deultteo isseotda.
- He was very excited about his promotion.
See also
- 굉장히 (goengjanghi)
- 아주 (aju)