애
Korean
Etymology 1
애액앢앣앤앥앦 앧앨앩앪앫앬앭 앮앯앰앱앲앳앴 앵앶앷앸앹앺앻 | |
아 ← | → 야 |
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Syllable
(deprecated template usage) 애 • (ae)
- (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 | |
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Revised Romanization? | ae |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | ae |
McCune–Reischauer? | ae |
Yale Romanization? | āy |
Noun
애 • (ae)
Related terms
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 | |
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Revised Romanization? | ae |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | ae |
McCune–Reischauer? | ae |
Yale Romanization? | āy |
Noun
애 • (ae)
- anxiety; impatience
- 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 | |
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Revised Romanization? | ae |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | ae |
McCune–Reischauer? | ae |
Yale Romanization? | āy |
Syllable
애 (ae)