터

터 U+D130, 터 HANGUL SYLLABLE TEO Composition: ㅌ + ㅓ ← 턯 [U+D12F] Hangul Syllables 턱 → [U+D131]

터턱턲턳턴턵턶 턷털턹턺턻턼턽 턾턿텀텁텂텃텄 텅텆텇텈텉텊텋
턔 ←	→ 테

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tʰʌ̹]

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• Phonetic hangul: [터]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	teo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	teo
McCune–Reischauer?	t'ŏ
Yale Romanization?	the

Etymology 1

Of native Korean origin.

Noun

터 • (teo)

1. place, room, space
2. lot, site
3. foundation, groundwork
4. plan, schedule

Derived terms

• 놀이터 (noriteo, “playground”)
• 빈터 (binteo, “empty space”)
• 빨래터 (ppallaeteo, “washing up place”)
• 샘터 (saemteo, “fountain”)
• 싸움터 (ssaumteo, “battlefield”)
• 일터 (ilteo, “workplace”)
• 장터 (jangteo, “marketplace”)
• 절터 (jeolteo, “site of a temple”)
• 집터 (jipteo, “site for a house”)

Related terms

• 터무니없다 (teomunieopda): to be groundless, unfounded

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Noun

터 • (teo)

1. (dependent) inference; intention, plan

   출근 시간이라 사람 많을 텐데 (=터인데).

   chulgeun siganira saram maneul tende (=teoinde).

   I think it'll be crowded. It's rush hour!

   이번엔 꼭 해내고 말 테야!

   ibeonen kkok haenaego mal teya!

   I will make it out this time!

2. (dependent) situation, circumstance

   지난 밤에 한숨도 못 잔 터라 지금 몹시 피곤하다.

   jinan bame hansumdo mot jan teora jigeum mopsi pigonhada.

   I couldn't sleep a wink last night so I'm very tired now.

Usage notes

The dependent nouns cannot stand alone without any adjectives, and 터 (teo) usually takes an adjective clause suffixed with -ㄹ (-l) or -ㄴ (-n). Plus, it is often followed by the copula -이다 (-ida, “to be”), frequently contracted into 테다 (teda).