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응 U+C751, 응
HANGUL SYLLABLE EUNG
Composition:ㅇ + ㅡ + ㅇ
← 읐
 		Hangul Syllables 읒 →
으윽윾윿은읁읂
읃을읅읆읇읈읉
읊읋음읍읎읏읐
응읒읓읔읕읖읗
유 ←→ 의

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eung
McCune–Reischauer?ŭng
Yale Romanization?ung

Etymology 1

Probably an imitative form. Compare Japanese うん (“yeah”) and English mhm. Perhaps related to Middle Korean 에ᇰ (Yale: eyng).

Interjection

응 • (eung)

  1. (informal) yes
    안녕 조나단, 바빠? — 응, 난 바빠.
    annyeong jonadan, bappa? - eung, nan bappa.
    Hi, Jonathan. Are you busy? - Yes, I’m busy.
    Original English texts from 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
Usage notes

Korean has a number of words for "yes". 예 (ye) is highly polite and formal, appropriate in an interview; 네 (ne) is polite but less formal, appropriate in a conversation with parents; and 응 (eung) and 어 (eo) are plain and non-formal, appropriate in a conversation with friends. Among the latter two, 응 (eung) has a stronger positive sense than 어 (eo).

See also
  • 예 (ye) (formal)
  • 네 (ne) (polite)
  • 어 (eo) (plain)

Etymology 2

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

응 (eung)

  1. 應: to answer; to respond
    (eumhun reading: 응할 응 (eunghal eung))
    (MC reading: 應 (MC 'ing|'ingH))
  2. 凝: to clot
    (eumhun reading: 엉길 응 (eonggil eung))
    (MC reading: 凝 (MC nging|ngingH))
  3. 膺: chest
    (eumhun reading: 가슴 응 (gaseum eung))
    (MC reading: 膺 (MC 'ing))
  4. 鷹: falcon
    (eumhun reading: 매 응 (mae eung))
    (MC reading: 鷹 (MC 'ing))
  5. 𥌾: to look at something in a fixed manner
    (eumhun reading: 정(定)하고 볼 응)
    (MC reading: 𥌾)
  6. 疑: to designate; to specify
    (eumhun reading: 정할 응 (jeonghal eung))
    (MC reading: 疑 (MC ngi))
Derived terms

References

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