옆

Korean

여역엮엯연엱엲 엳열엵엶엷엸엹 엺엻염엽엾엿였 영옂옃옄옅옆옇
에 ←	→ 예

Etymology

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 녑 (Yale: nyep).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹p̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [엽]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeop
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeop
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏp
Yale Romanization?	yeph

Noun

옆 • (yeop)

1. side, flank, vicinity

   옆에 앉아도 될까요?

   yeope anjado doelkkayo?

   Do you mind if I sit next to you?

Derived terms

• 옆구리 (yeopguri): flank, side
• 옆길 (yeopgil): side road
• 옆모습 (yeommoseup): profile
• 옆줄 (yeopjul): side line, lateral line
• 옆집 (yeopjip): next door

Related terms

• 곁 (gyeot): side, vicinity

See also

• 가 (ga): bound, edge, margin, side, verge, vicinity
• 가장자리 (gajangjari): bound, edge, margin, side, verge, vicinity
• 겉 (geot): outside, exterior, surface
• 결 (gyeol): verge, vicinity, opportunity; layer, ply, texture
• 가깝다 (gakkapda): to be close, near