매우

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Sin'gan guhwang chwaryo (新刊救荒撮要 / 신간구황촬요), 1660, as Early Modern Korean ᄆᆡ오 (Yale: moywo), combination of ᄆᆡᆸ (moyp) + suffix -오 (o). After the mid-15th century, ㅸ (ㅸ) changed to ㅗ (o), ㅜ (u) before a vowel other than ㅣ (i). See also 맵다 (maepda) and ㅸ (ㅸ).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mɛu] ~ [me̞u]
• Phonetic hangul: [매우/메우]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mae'u
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mae'u
McCune–Reischauer?	maeu
Yale Romanization?	maywu

Adverb

매우 • (mae'u)

1. very, extremely

   그는 그의 판촉 활동에 매우 들떠 있었다.

   geuneun geuui panchok hwaldong'e mae'u deultteo isseotda.

   He was very excited about his promotion.

See also

• 굉장히 (goengjanghi)
• 아주 (aju)