Inherited fromMiddle Korean우〮리〮(wúlí), fromOld Korean吾里(*WUli).

• (Morphophonemic)IPA^(key):⫽uli⫽
• (Jeju City)IPA^(key):[uɾi]
• Phonetic hangul:[우리]

우리 (uri)

1. we,us
2. our
3. (when referring to one's own family members)my

• “우리” in Andrew Cheng; K. David Harrison,Jeju-eo Talking Dictionary, Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages, 2014.
• “우리” inJeju's culture and language, Digital museum.

First attested in theHunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, asMiddle Korean우리〮 (Yale:wùlí).

• (SK Standard/Seoul)IPA^(key):[uɾi]

  • Audio:

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• Phonetic hangul:[우리]

• SouthGyeongsang (Busan)pitch accent:우리의 /우리에 /우리까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the first syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

우리• (uri)

1. cage,pen,coop,enclosure (a designated area or structure for confining animals)

   Synonyms:권뢰(gwolloe),권함(gwonham),목사(moksa),외양간(oeyanggan),집(jip),축사(chuksa)

   농장에서는소들을넓은우리에가두어기른다.

   Nongjang'eseoneun sodeureul neolbeunurie gadueo gireunda.

   On the farm, cows are reared in a spaciouspen.

• (SK Standard/Seoul)IPA^(key):[uɾi]
• Phonetic hangul:[우리]

우리• (uri)

1. uri (counter for roof tiles)

   Synonym:울(ul)

   한우리는기와이천장이다.

   Hanurineun giwa icheon jang'ida.

   Oneuri consists of 2,000 roof tiles.

FromMiddle Korean우〮리〮(wúlí), fromOld Korean吾里(*WUli), fromOld Korean又(*wu) + unknown suffix *-li. The root is different from the singular first-person pronoun,나(na).

In thehangul script, first attested in theYongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, asMiddle Korean우〮리〮 (Yale:wúlí).

• (contraction)울(ul)

• (SK Standard/Seoul)IPA^(key):[uɾi]

  • Audio:

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• Phonetic hangul:[우리]

• SouthGyeongsang (Busan)pitch accent:우리의 / 우리에 / 우리까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, except before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes, when it takes full low pitch.

우리• (uri)

1. we,us (refers to the speaker along with the listener(s), and possibly others, forming a collective “we”)

   Synonyms:아등(adeung),아배(abae),여등(yeodeung),여배(yeobae),오등(odeung),오배(obae),오인(oin)

   Antonym:너희(neohui)

   우리모두함께새로운도전을맞이하자.

   Uri modu hamkke saeroun dojeoneul majihaja.

   Letus all face the new challenge.

2. we (refers to a group that includes the speaker and others of equal or lower status, but it explicitly excludes the person being addressed)

   Synonyms:울(ul),저희(jeohui)

   Antonym:너희(neohui)

   우리선배들끼리는이미결정을내렸으니너는그의견을따르라.

   Uri seonbaedeulkkirineun imi gyeoljeong'eul naeryeosseuni neoneun geu uigyeoneul ttareura.

   We, the seniors, have already made our decision, so you should follow that opinion.

3. (when referring to one's own family members)my,our (prefixed to a noun to indicate that the noun is intimately associated with or belongs to the speaker’s group)

   Synonyms:울(ul),저희(jeohui)

   Antonym:너희(neohui)

   우리고향은사계절이뚜렷하다.

   Uri gohyang'eun sagyejeori tturyeothada.

   My hometown has distinct seasons.

우리(uri) often translates best into English as “my”:

• 우리집(uri jip,“my house”, literally“our house”)
• 우리남편(uri nampyeon,“my husband”, literally“our husband”)

Sino-Korean word from牛(“ox”) +李(“plum”).

• (SK Standard/Seoul)IPA^(key):[uɾi]
• Phonetic hangul:[우리]

우리• (uri) (hanja牛李)

1. (botany)Dahurian buckthorn (Rhamnus davurica Pall.)

   Synonyms:갈매나무(galmaenamu),서리(seori),저리(jeori)

   산가운데자라는우리는매년봄마다아름다운꽃을피워경치를빛낸다.

   San gaunde jaraneunurineun maenyeon bommada areumdaun kkocheul piwo gyeongchireul binnaenda.

   TheDahurian buckthorn growing in the mountains blooms beautiful flowers every spring, enhancing the landscape.

FromOld Korean吾里(*WUli), fromOld Korean又(*wu) + unknown suffix *-li.

• IPA^(key):/ú.lí/,[ú.ɾí]

우〮리〮 (wúlí)

1. we;us
   • 1586, Widow of Yi Eung-tae,Letter excavated from the grave of Yi Eung-tae:

     ᄆᆡ야ᇰ자내ᄃᆞ려내닐오ᄃᆡᄒᆞᆫᄃᆡ누어셔이보소ᄂᆞᆷ도우리ᄀᆞ티서ᄅᆞ에엿ᄲᅵ녀겨ᄉᆞ라ᇰᄒᆞ리ᄂᆞᆷ도우리ᄀᆞᄐᆞᆫ가

     moyyang canay-tolye na-y nilwotoy hontoy nwuesye, "i pwoswo, nom-twowuli kothi selo eyyesspi nyekye solang-holi? nom-twowuli kothonka?"

     All the time, I used to say to you—while we were lying together—"Hey, do you think other [wives and husbands] look at each other as prettily and love each other as much aswe do? Do you think they're likeus too?"

• Jeju:우리(uri)
• Korean:우리(uri)

• IPA^(key):/ù.lí/,[ù.ɾí]

우리〮 (wùlí)

1. cage,pen,coop

• Korean:우리(uri)