이웃

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Korean

Alternative forms

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 이웆〮 (Yale: ìwúc), from pre-Middle Korean *ìpúc. Compare Gyeongsang Middle Korean 이븟 (Yale: ipus), whence modern Jeolla Korean 이붓 (ibut), and Goguryeo *伊伐支 (*iboc), which appears in place name glosses of the Samguk Sagi.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?iut
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ius
McCune–Reischauer?iut
Yale Romanization?iwus

Noun

이웃 • (iut)

  1. neighbor (a person who lives nearby)
    가까운 이웃이 먼 사촌보다 낫다.
    Gakkaun ius-i meon sachonboda natda.
    Nearby neighbors are better than distant cousins.
  2. (less common) vicinity
    Synonyms: 근처(近處) (geuncheo), 인근(隣近) (in'geun)
    그는 공원 이웃에 산다.
    Geu-neun gong'won ius-e sanda.
    He lives in the vicinity of the park.
  3. (chiefly attributive) neighborhood, neighbouring
    Synonyms: 근처(近處) (geuncheo), 인근(隣近) (in'geun)
    이웃 학교를 방문하다
    iut hakgyo-reul bangmunhada
    to visit a neighbouring school

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See also

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