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[edit] Korean

[edit] Etymology 1




요 ←

워 →

[edit] Syllable

(transliterations: Revised u, Yale wu)

  1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of and .
[edit] Usage notes

[edit] Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

[edit] Adverb

(u)

  1. suddenly

[edit] Noun

(u)

  1. the name of the hangeul vowel (u)
  2. (North Korea) above; top
    • 2004 October 10, "구름우에 솟은 《왕》들의 집-13개의 분교" (The House of "Kings", Soaring Above the Clouds), KCNA[1]:
      이곳에서 내려다보면 마치 구름에 분교와 마을이 둥둥 떠있는것만 같다.
      igos-eseo naeryeodabomyeon machi gureum-u-e bun-gyo-wa ma-eur-i dungdung tteo-inneun-geon-man gatda.
      Looking down from here, it looks just like the schoolhouse and the village are floating separately above the clouds.
[edit] Alternative forms
  • (above): (wi) (South Korea)

[edit] Etymology 3

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

[edit] Noun

(u, hanja )

  1. the right side

(u, hanja )

  1. foolishness

(u, hanja )

  1. superiority; excellence

(u, hanja )

  1. the fifth note in the pentatonic scale; la