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Korean
Etymology
From Middle Korean 스싀〮로〮 (susúy-lwó, “by oneself”), from Old Korean 自衣以 (SUSuy-lwo), from 自衣 (SUSuy, “oneself”) + 以 (-lwo, “by”, instrumental marker). The independent noun survived into fifteenth-century Middle Korean but is now lost.
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | seuseuro |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | seuseulo |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | sŭsŭro |
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| Yale Romanization? | susulo |
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Adverb
스스로 • (seuseuro)
- by oneself, on one's own, without assistance
Pronoun
스스로 • (seuseuro)
- oneself