위

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Contents 1 Korean 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Syllable 1.2.1.1 Usage notes 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Alternative forms 1.3.2 Noun 1.3.2.1 Synonyms 1.3.2.2 Antonyms 1.3.2.3 Derived terms 1.3.2.4 Related terms

[edit] Korean

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /y/

[edit] Etymology 1

위 윅 윆 윇 윈 윉 윊 윋 윌 윍 윎 윏 윐 윑 윒 윓 윔 윕 윖 윗 윘 윙 윚 윛 윜 윝 윞 윟
웨 ←	유 →

[edit] Syllable

위 (transliterations: Revised wi, Yale wi)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅇ and ㅟ.

[edit] Usage notes

• Keystroke sequence on a South Korean dubeolsik keyboard: d-n-l.
• Unicode representation: U+C704

[edit] Etymology 2

[edit] Alternative forms

• 우 (u) (North Korea)
• 욷 (ut)
• 웁 (up)
• 웃 (ut)

[edit] Noun

위 (wi)

1. above, upper, upside, top

   위까지

   wi-kkaji

   to the top

   위로

   wi-ro

   toward the top

   위부터

   wi-buteo

   from the top

   위에

   wi-e

   on the top

[edit] Synonyms

• 상 (sang, 上)

[edit] Antonyms

• 밑 (mit)
• 아래 (arae)
• 하 (ha, 下)

[edit] Derived terms

• 윗- (wit-)

[edit] Related terms

• 우두머리 (udumeori, “chieftain”)
• 우듬지 (udeumji, “treetop”)
• 우뚝 (uttuk, “upright”)
• 웃어른 (useoreun, “elder”)
• 웁쌀 (upssal, “boiled rice on top of minor cereals”)
• 으뜸 (eutteum, “topmost”)