아
(see above for suffixes and particles)
See also: Appendix:Variations of "a"
아악앆앇안앉않 앋알앍앎앏앐앑 앒앓암압앖앗았 앙앚앛앜앝앞앟 | |
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See also: -아 and -아-
Cia-Cia
Numeral
아 (a)
- one; prenominal form of 이세
- 아 미아 ― a-mia ― one person
References
- Van den Berg, Rene (1991). "Preliminary Notes on the Cia-Cia Language," in Excursies in Celebes, pp. 305-324.
- Lee, Hwang & Abidin (2009). 바하사 찌아찌아 1. Hunminjeongeum Society: Seoul.
Korean
Etymology 1
Imitative; compare English ah, Chinese 啊 (ā), Japanese ああ (ā).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [a̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [아]
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Revised Romanization? | a |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | a |
McCune–Reischauer? | a |
Yale Romanization? | a |
Interjection
아 • (a)
- ah; oh
- 아, 제가 실수했네요! ― A, je-ga silsuhaenneyo! ― Ah, I made a mistake!
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 我, from the Middle Korean reading 아〯 (Yale: ǎ), from Middle Chinese 我 (MC ŋɑX).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [a̠(ː)]
- Phonetic hangul: [아(ː)]
- Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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Revised Romanization? | a |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | a |
McCune–Reischauer? | a |
Yale Romanization? | ā |
Noun
아 • (a) (hanja 我)
- (literary, philosophy) the ego; the self
- 1931, Sin Chaeho, 신채호(申采浩), “總論 [Introduction]”, in 朝鮮上古史 (Joseon sanggosa) [Ancient history of Korea]:
- 歷史란 무엇인가? 人類 社會의 我와 非我의 鬪爭 […]
- Yeoksa-ran mueos-in'ga? Illyu sahoe-ui a-wa bia-ui tujaeng […]
- What is meant by the word "history"? [It is the record of] the fight between the "ego" and the "non-ego" of human society [that has] […]
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Pronoun
아 • (a) (hanja 我)
- (archaic Literary Chinese-style Korean) I; me
- (archaic Literary Chinese-style Korean) we; us; our
- 1919, 己未獨立宣言書 (Gimi dongnip seoneonseo) [Proclamation of Korean Independence]:
- 吾等은 玆에 我 朝鮮의 獨立國임과 朝鮮人의 自主民임을 宣言하노라 […]
- odeung-eun ja-e a Joseon-ui dongnipgugim-gwa joseonin-ui jajuminim-eul seoneon-hanora […]
- We herewith proclaim the independence of our Korea and the liberty of the Korean people.
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Derived terms
- See the hanja entry at 我 for Sino-Korean compounds of 아 (我, a).
Noun
아 • (a)
- Gyeongsang, Gangwon, and Yukjin form of 아이 (ai, “child, kid”).
- 1982 January 31, 현진식, “거짓말 잘하는 사위 구하기”, in 한국구비문학대계, 경상남도 의령군 정곡면:
- 그래 대감의 성질이 어떻냐 할 겉으머, 대략 이 아를, 이 사람을 들온 거를 말이지...
- Geurae daegam-ui seongjir-i eotteon-nya hal geoteumeo, daeryak i a-reul, i saram-eul deuron georeul mari-ji...
- If you wonder what this lord's temper was like, [once] this child, this person once went inside...
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Derived terms
- 얼라 (eolla, “child”)
Etymology 4
Korean reading of various Chinese characters.
Syllable
아 (a)
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See also
- See all entries that begin with 아