두

Korean

Etymology 1

두둑둒둓둔둕둖 둗둘둙둚둛둜둝 둞둟둠둡둢둣둤 둥둦둧둨둩둪둫
됴 ←	→ 둬

Syllable

1. (deprecated template usage) A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㄷ and ㅜ.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tu(ː)]
• Phonetic hangul: [두(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	du
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	du
McCune–Reischauer?	tu
Yale Romanization?	twū

Etymology 2

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 두 (Yale: twu).

Alternative forms

• 둘 (dul) (used when in isolation)

Number

두 • (du)

1. two
   • 두 여자가 상자들을 나르고 있다.

     du yeojaga sangjadeureul nareugo itda.

     Two women are carrying boxes.

   • 오늘, 난 그 가게에 두 번 다녀왔어.

     oneul, nan geu gagee du beon danyeowasseo.

     I have been to the shop twice today.

Synonyms

• 이 (二, i, “two”) (Sino-Korean)