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| 위윅윆윇윈윉윊 윋윌윍윎윏윐윑 윒윓윔윕윖윗윘 윙윚윛윜윝윞윟 | |
| 웨 ← | → 유 |
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FromMiddle Korean웋(wùh), fromOld Korean上只(*WUk). Cognate withJeju우(u).
In thehangul script, first attested in theYongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, asMiddle Korean웋 (Yale:wùh).
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | wi |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | wi |
| McCune–Reischauer? | wi |
| Yale Romanization? | wi |
Syllables in red take high pitch. This word takes low pitch only before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes.
| South Korean Standard Language | 위(wi) |
|---|---|
| North Korean Standard Language | 우(u) |
위• (wi)
Sino-Korean word from胃.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | wi |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | wi |
| McCune–Reischauer? | wi |
| Yale Romanization? | wi |
Sino-Korean word from位.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | wi |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | wi |
| McCune–Reischauer? | wi |
| Yale Romanization? | wi |
Sino-Korean word from緯.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | wi |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | wi |
| McCune–Reischauer? | wi |
| Yale Romanization? | wi |
Sino-Korean word from委.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | wi |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | wi |
| McCune–Reischauer? | wi |
| Yale Romanization? | wi |
Korean reading of various Chinese characters.
위• (wi)
Probably imitative. CompareEnglishoi,Japaneseおい(oi).
위 (wǔy) (Idu script爲or偉)