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Korean
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | jueo |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jueo |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | chuŏ |
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| Yale Romanization? | cwue |
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Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 主語, from 主 (“chief”) + 語 (“word”)
Noun
주어 • (jueo) (hanja 主語)
- (grammar) subject (of a sentence)
Etymology 2
Of native Korean origin. From 주다 (juda, “to give”).
Verb
주어 • (jueo) (infinitive of 주다)
- Infinitive form of 주다 (juda, “to give”), thus often "upon giving"; "having given."
- 줘 (jwo) (chiefly in speech)