Etymology [ edit ] From Middle Korean 웋 ( wùh ) , from Old Korean 上只 ( *WUk ) . Cognate with Korean 위 ( wi ) .
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우 (u )
above , upper , upside , top
Antonym: 알레 ( alle ) 우 ᄁᆞ장 ―
u -kkawjang ―
to the top 우 로 ―
u -ro ―
toward the top 우 부떠 ―
u -butteo ―
from the top 고넹이 를 의ᄌᆞ 우이서 봔 .Goneng'i-reul uijaw u-iseo bwan. I saw the cat on top of the chair. 2011 January 18, 양전형 , “곱음재기 허멍 놈의 집 눌덜 다 멜라불곡 담 헤싸블곡 (2011년1월15일자) ”, in 제주어보전회 Jeju Preservation Society ][1] 바지 는 너믜 컨 튿어그네 잘 줄여 입곡 , 우의 옷 은 커도 그냥 걸쳐 입언 뎅겻주기 .Baji-neun neomui keon teudeogeune jal juryeo ipgok, u-ui os-eun keodo geunyang geolchyeo ibeon denggyeotjugi. (please add an English translation of this quote) 2017 , Yang Changyong, 양창용 ; William O'Grady , 윌리암 오그레디 ; Yang Sejung, 양세종 , 제주어 1 Jeju 1 ], 퍼플 , →ISBN 돔베 , 어듸 잇우과 ? — 살레 우틔 싯저 .Dombe, eodui isugwa? — Salle u-tui sitjeo. The cutting board, where is it? — It's above the cupboard. 2020 , Changyong Yang; Sejung Yang; William O'Grady , Jejueo : the language of Korea’s Jeju Island , Honolulu, USA: University of Hawai‘i Press, DOI :https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctvwvr2qt →ISBN JSTOR j.ctvwvr2qt 만수 가 ᄀᆞ세 ᄎᆞᆽ(이)쿠데 , 벡장 우의 보렌 헷저 .Mansu-ga gawse chawt(i)kude, bekjang u-ui boren hetjeo. Since Mansu was looking for the scissors, I told (him) to look at the top of the closet. Derived terms [ edit ] Etymology 1 [ edit ] From Middle Korean 웋 ( wùh ) , from Old Korean 上只 ( *WUk ) .
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우 • (u )
Alternative form of 위 ( wi , “ top, above ” ) .
2004 October 10, “구름우에 솟은 《왕》들의 집13개의 분교 [The House of "Kings", Soaring Above the Clouds]”, in KCNA [2] 이곳 에서 내려다보면 마치 구름 우 에 분교 와 마을 이 둥둥 떠 있는 것 만 같다 .Igos-eseo naeryeodabomyeon machi gureum u -e bun'gyo-wa ma'eur-i dungdung tteo-inneun geon-man gatda. Looking down from here, it looks just like the schoolhouse and the village are floating on top of the clouds. Usage notes [ edit ] This form is considered standard in North Korea and dialectal in South Korea, despite being common in South Korean dialects as well. The opposite is true for 위 ( wi ) . Etymology 2 [ edit ] Sino-Korean 右 ( “ right-side ” ) .
Pronunciation [ edit ] (SK Standard /Seoul IPA (key ) : [u(ː)] Phonetic hangul: [우 (ː) ] Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length. Romanizations Revised Romanization? u Revised Romanization (translit.)? u McCune–Reischauer? u Yale Romanization? wū
우 • (u )
( formal ) right side
Synonyms: 우측(右側) ( ucheuk ) , 오른쪽 ( oreunjjok ) Antonym: 좌(左) ( jwa , “ left side ” ) ( politics ) right wing
Synonyms: 우파(右派) ( upa ) , 우익(右翼) ( u'ik ) Antonym: 좌(左) ( jwa , “ political left ” ) Usage notes [ edit ] Commonly written in hanja Derived terms [ edit ] Etymology 3 [ edit ] Sino-Korean 愚 ( “ foolish ” ) .
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우 • (u ) (hanja 愚
foolish mistake
우 를 범하고 말았습니다 . ―
U -reul beom-hago maratseumnida. ―
I ended up committing a foolish error. Derived terms [ edit ] Etymology 4 [ edit ] (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
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Ideophone [ edit ] 우 • (u )
Conveys forceful collective movement, e.g. of crowds or gusts.
분노한 시위대 들 이 대통령궁 으로 우 몰려들었다 .Bunno-han siwidae-deur-i daetongnyeonggung-euro u mollyeo-deureotda. The outraged protesters stormed into the presidential palace. Derived terms [ edit ] Etymology 5 [ edit ] Sino-Korean 優 ( “ excellent ” ) .
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우 • (u ) (hanja 優
The second-highest score in the five-point grading system in South Korean schools, ultimately abolished in 2012; equivalent to B in the Roman alphabet grading scheme.
Coordinate terms: 수(秀) ( su ) , 미(美) ( mi ) , 양(良) ( yang ) , 가(可) ( ga ) Derived terms [ edit ] Etymology 6 [ edit ] Sino-Korean 羽 ( “ fifth note in the pentatonic scale ” ) .
Pronunciation [ edit ] (SK Standard /Seoul IPA (key ) : [u(ː)] Phonetic hangul: [우 (ː) ] Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length. Romanizations Revised Romanization? u Revised Romanization (translit.)? u McCune–Reischauer? u Yale Romanization? wū
우 • (u ) (hanja 羽
( music ) the fifth note in the pentatonic scale of East Asian classical music , equivalent to la Derived terms [ edit ] Etymology 7 [ edit ] Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.
Syllable [ edit ] 우 (u)
