몇

몇

몇 U+BA87, 몇 HANGUL SYLLABLE MYEOC Composition: ㅁ + ㅕ + ㅊ Dubeolsik input: a-u-c ← 몆 [U+BA86] Hangul Syllables 몈 → [U+BA88]

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheonga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 몇 (myec).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[mjʌ̹t̚]
• Phonetic Hangul[멷]

Revised Romanization? myeot Revised Romanization (translit.)? myeoch McCune–Reischauer? myŏt Yale Romanization? myech

Determiner

몇 • (myeot)

1. how many

   몇 살이에요?

   Myeot sarieyo?

   How old are you?, How old is (he/she)?

2. which number

   몇 층에 사세요?

   Myeot cheung-e saseyo?

   What floor do you live on?

3. some

Related terms

• 며칠 (myeochil)