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See also: -듯
U+B4EF, 듯
HANGUL SYLLABLE DEUS
Composition: + +

[U+B4EE]
Hangul Syllables
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듀 ←→ 듸

Korean

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?deut
Revised Romanization (translit.)?deus
McCune–Reischauer?tŭt
Yale Romanization?tus

Etymology

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Contraction of 듯이 (deusi, “as if”). First attested in the Neung'eomgyeong eonhae (楞嚴經諺解 / 능엄경언해), 1461, as Middle Korean ᄃᆞᆺ (Yale: tos).

Dependent noun

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(deut)

  1. as if; in a manner suggesting that
    저 사람, 어디...
    jeo saram, eodiseo bon deutdo hande...
    I suppose I might have seen him somewhere...
    강아지다는 꼬리살랑인다.
    gang'ajido jotaneun deut kkorireul sallang'inda.
    The dog gently wags his tail as if saying he's fine with it, too.
  2. (in the form of -'~는 듯 마는 듯' and such) leaving it ambiguous whether or not
    내릴 우중충한 날씨
    biga naeril deut mal deut ujungchunghan nalssi
    a gloomy weather which threatens to rain or not