어떤
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Korean
[edit]Etymology
[edit]First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 엇던 (Yale: esten). From 어떻다 (eotteota, “to be how/what”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ʌ̹t͈ʌ̹n]
Audio: (file)
- Phonetic hangul: [어떤]
Romanizations | |
---|---|
Revised Romanization? | eotteon |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | eo'tteon |
McCune–Reischauer? | ŏttŏn |
Yale Romanization? | e.tten |
Determiner
[edit]어떤 • (eotteon) (determiner of 어떻다)
- what kind of
- some, any
- 2020, “Breakout”, performed by Prisma:
- 누구도 어떤 말로 막지 못 해
- nugudo eotteon mallo makji mot hae
- No one can stop it with any words.
- certain, of a certain kind
Synonyms
[edit]- 어떠한 (eotteohan)
References
[edit]- National Institute of Korean Language(CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)