어

어 U+C5B4, 어 HANGUL SYLLABLE EO Composition: ㅇ + ㅓ ← 얳 [U+C5B3] Hangul Syllables 억 → [U+C5B5]

어억얶얷언얹얺 얻얼얽얾얿엀엁 엂엃엄업없엇었 엉엊엋엌엍엎엏
얘 ←	→ 에

See also: -어 and Ꙕ

Korean

Etymology 1

Imitative. Compare English uh-huh.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [어]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eo
McCune–Reischauer?	ŏ
Yale Romanization?	e

Interjection

Ablaut/harmonic pair

Yin-form	어 (eo)
Yang-form	아 (a)

어 • (eo)

1. uh-huh, yes
2. ah!, oh!; conveys surprise, urgency, or strong emotion
3. huh?; conveys confusion

Usage notes

• (yes): Korean has a number of words for "yes". 예 (ye) is highly polite and formal, appropriate in an interview; 네 (ne) is polite but less formal, appropriate in a conversation with parents; and 응 (eung) and 어 (eo) are plain and non-formal, appropriate in a conversation with friends. Among the latter two, 응 (eung) has a more strongly positive sense than 어 (eo).

Derived terms

• 어하다 (eohada)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 語 (“language”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [어]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eo
McCune–Reischauer?	ŏ
Yale Romanization?	e

Suffix

—어 • (-eo) (hanja 語)

1. language, lect

   ‎한국 (han'guk, “Korea”) + ‎어 (eo) → ‎한국어 (han'gugeo, “Korean”)

   ‎외계 (oegye, “outer space”) + ‎어 (eo) → ‎외계어 (oegyeeo, “alien language”)

   ‎체로키 (cheroki, “Cherokee”) + ‎어 (eo) → ‎체로키어 (cherokieo, “Cherokee language”)

   ‎사회 (sahoe, “society”) + ‎어 (eo) → ‎사회어 (sahoeeo, “sociolect”)

See also

• 말 (mal)
• 언어(言語) (eoneo)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 敔.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [어]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eo
McCune–Reischauer?	ŏ
Yale Romanization?	e

Noun

어 • (eo) (hanja 敔)

1. (historical) yu, a tiger-shaped percussion instrument

Etymology 4

Suffix

—어 • (-eo)

1. See the entry at -어 (-eo).

Etymology 5

Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

어 • (eo)

More information

1. 語: word

   (eumhun reading: 말씀 어 (malsseum eo))
   (MC reading: 語 (MC ngjoX|ngjoH))

2. 魚: fish

   (eumhun reading: 물고기 어 (mulgogi eo))
   (MC reading: 魚 (MC ngjo))

3. 御: control

   (eumhun reading: 어거할 어 (eogeohal eo))
   (MC reading: 御 (MC ngjoH))

4. 漁: fishing

   (eumhun reading: 고기잡을 어 (gogijabeul eo))
   (MC reading: 漁 (MC ngjo))

5. 於: particle

   (eumhun reading: 어조사 어 (eojosa eo))
   (MC reading: 於 (MC 'jo|'u))

6. 禦: blocking

   (eumhun reading: 막을 어 (mageul eo))
   (MC reading: 禦 (MC ngjoX))

7. 圄: prison

   (eumhun reading: 옥 어 (ok eo))
   (MC reading: 圄 (MC ngjoX))

8. 馭: riding a horse

   (eumhun reading: 말 부릴 어 (mal buril eo))
   (MC reading: 馭 (MC ngjoH))

9. 齬: transgressing

   (eumhun reading: 어긋날 어 (eogeunnal eo))
   (MC reading: 齬 (MC ngjo|ngu|ngjoX))

10. 瘀: contusion

    (eumhun reading: 어혈질 어 (eohyeoljil eo))
    (MC reading: 瘀 (MC 'joH))