바투

Korean

Etymology

Likely from Middle Korean 밭 (pàth-, “to be close, tight”) +‎ 우 (-wu, “adverbializer”), but not attested in the Middle Korean corpus. Compare 자주 (jaju), 너무 (neomu), 모두 (modu), et cetera.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pa̠tʰu]
• Phonetic hangul: [바투]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	batu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	batu
McCune–Reischauer?	pat'u
Yale Romanization?	pa.thwu

Adverb

바투 • (batu)

1. (of distance) closely, tightly
2. (of time or length) shortly, abruptly

Related terms

• 밭다 (batda, “to be close, tight”)