애

See also: oh, OH, óh, öh, он, and өн

Korean

Etymology 1

애액앢앣앤앥앦 앧앨앩앪앫앬앭 앮앯앰앱앲앳앴 앵앶앷앸앹앺앻
아 ←	→ 야

Syllable

(deprecated template usage) 애 • (ae)

1. (deprecated template usage) A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅇ and ㅐ.

Etymology 2

Contraction of 아이 (ai).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ae
McCune–Reischauer?	ae
Yale Romanization?	āy

Noun

애 • (ae)

1. child; kid

Related terms

• 얘 (yae, “this kid”)
• 걔 (gyae, “that kid”)

Etymology 3

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ae
McCune–Reischauer?	ae
Yale Romanization?	āy

Noun

애 • (ae)

1. anxiety; impatience
2. trouble; effort

   그리고는 그는 혼자 지탱하려고 무진 애를 썼다.

   geurigoneun geuneun honja jitaengharyeogo mujin aereul sseotda.

   Then with a big effort he took hold of himself.

   1919, Herman Cyril McNeile, Mufti, Chapter 16 (The original sentence in English)

Etymology 4

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ae
McCune–Reischauer?	ae
Yale Romanization?	āy

Syllable

애 (ae)

1. 愛: love

   (eumhun reading: 사랑 애 (sarang ae))
   (MC reading: 愛 (MC 'ojH))