겨우

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Beonyeok nogeoldae (飜譯老乞大 / 번역노걸대), 1517, as Middle Korean 계우 (Yale: kyeywu).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kjʌ̹u]
• Phonetic hangul: [겨우]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gyeou
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gyeou
McCune–Reischauer?	kyŏu
Yale Romanization?	kyewu

Adverb

겨우 • (gyeou)

1. barely
2. with difficulty