우
See also: -우-, -우, and ㉾
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우욱욲욳운욵욶 욷울욹욺욻욼욽 욾욿움웁웂웃웄 웅웆웇웈웉웊웋 | |
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Jeju
Etymology
From Middle Korean 웋 (wùh), from Old Korean 上只 (*WUk). Cognate with Korean 위 (wi).
Pronunciation
- (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽u⫽
- (Jeju City) IPA(key): [u]
- Phonetic hangul: [우]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | u |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | u |
Yale Romanization? | wu |
Noun
우 (u)
- above, upper, upside, top
- Antonym: 알레 (alle)
- 우ᄁᆞ장 ― u-kkawjang ― to the top
- 우로 ― u-ro ― toward the top
- 우부떠 ― u-butteo ― from the top
- 우의 ― u-ui ― on the top
- 고넹이를 의ᄌᆞ 우이서 봔.
- goneng'i-reul uijaw u-iseo bwan.
- I saw the cat on top of the chair.
- 2011 January 18, 양전형, “곱음재기 허멍 놈의 집 눌덜 다 멜라불곡 담 헤싸블곡 (2011년1월15일자)”, in 제주어보전회 [Jeju Preservation Society]:
- 바지는 너믜 컨 튿어그네 잘 줄여 입곡, 우의 옷은 커도 그냥 걸쳐 입언 뎅겻주기.
- baji-neun neomui keon teudeogeune jal juryeo ipgok, u-ui os-eun keodo geunyang geolchyeo ibeon denggyeotjugi.
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
- 2017, Yang Changyong, 양창용; William O'Grady, 윌리암 오그레디; Yang Sejung, 양세종, 제주어 1 [Jeju 1], 퍼플, →ISBN, page 36:
- 돔베, 어듸 잇우과? — 살레 우틔 싯저.
- Dombe, eodui isugwa? — Salle u-tui sitjeo.
- The cutting board, where is it? — It's above the cupboard.
- 2020, Changyong Yang; Sejung Yang; William O'Grady, Jejueo : the language of Korea’s Jeju Island, Honolulu, USA: University of Hawai‘i Press, DOI: , →ISBN, JSTOR j.ctvwvr2qt, page 260:
- 만수가 ᄀᆞ세 ᄎᆞᆽ(이)쿠데, 벡장 우의 보렌 헷저.
- mansu-ga gawse chawt(i)kude, bekjang u-ui boren hetjeo.
- Since Mansu was looking for the scissors, I told (him) to look at the top of the closet.
Derived terms
- 우착 (uchak)
Korean
Etymology 1
From Middle Korean 웋 (wùh), from Old Korean 上只 (*WUk).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [u]
- Phonetic hangul: [우]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | u |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | u |
McCune–Reischauer? | u |
Yale Romanization? | wu |
Noun
South Korean Standard Language | 위 (wi) |
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North Korean Standard Language | 우 (u) |
우 • (u)
- Alternative form of 위 (wi, “top, above”).
- 2004 October 10, “구름우에 솟은 《왕》들의 집13개의 분교 [The House of "Kings", Soaring Above the Clouds]”, in KCNA:
- 이곳에서 내려다보면 마치 구름 우에 분교와 마을이 둥둥 떠있는 것만 같다.
- igos-eseo naeryeodabomyeon machi gureum u-e bun'gyo-wa ma'eur-i dungdung tteo-inneun geon-man gatda.
- Looking down from here, it looks just like the schoolhouse and the village are floating on top of the clouds.
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Usage notes
- This form is considered standard in North Korea and dialectal in South Korea, despite being common in South Korean dialects as well. The opposite is true for 위 (wi).
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 右 (右, “right-side”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [u(ː)]
- Phonetic hangul: [우(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | u |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | u |
McCune–Reischauer? | u |
Yale Romanization? | wū |
Noun
우 • (u)
- (formal) right side
- Synonyms: 우측(右側) (ucheuk), 오른쪽 (oreunjjok)
- Antonym: 좌(左) (jwa, “left side”)
- (politics) right wing
- Synonyms: 우파(右派) (upa), 우익(右翼) (u'ik)
- Antonym: 좌(左) (jwa, “political left”)
Usage notes
- Commonly written in hanja in news headlines, even in contemporary text otherwise devoid of Chinese characters.
Derived terms
- See the hanja entry at 右 (右) for Sino-Korean compounds of 우 (右, u).
Etymology 3
Sino-Korean word from 愚 (愚, “foolish”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [u]
- Phonetic hangul: [우]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | u |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | u |
McCune–Reischauer? | u |
Yale Romanization? | wu |
Noun
우 • (u) (hanja 愚)
- foolish mistake
- 우를 범하고 말았습니다. ― u-reul beom-hago maratseumnida. ― I ended up committing a foolish error.
Derived terms
- See the hanja entry at 愚 (愚) for Sino-Korean compounds of 우 (愚, u).
Etymology 4
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [u]
- Phonetic hangul: [우]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | u |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | u |
McCune–Reischauer? | u |
Yale Romanization? | wu |
Ideophone
우 • (u)
- Conveys forceful collective movement, e.g. of crowds or gusts.
- 분노한 시위대들이 대통령궁으로 우 몰려들었다.
- bunno-han siwidae-deur-i daetongnyeonggung-euro u mollyeo-deureotda.
- The outraged protesters stormed into the presidential palace.
Derived terms
- 우우 (uu)
Etymology 5
Sino-Korean word from 優 (優, “excellent”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [u]
- Phonetic hangul: [우]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | u |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | u |
McCune–Reischauer? | u |
Yale Romanization? | wu |
Noun
우 • (u) (hanja 優)
- The second-highest score in the five-point grading system in South Korean schools, ultimately abolished in 2012; equivalent to B in the Roman alphabet grading scheme.
- Coordinate terms: 수(秀) (su), 미(美) (mi), 양(良) (yang), 가(可) (ga)
Derived terms
- See the hanja entry at 優 (優) for Sino-Korean compounds of 우 (優, u).
Etymology 6
Sino-Korean word from 又 (又).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [u(ː)]
- Phonetic hangul: [우(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | u |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | u |
McCune–Reischauer? | u |
Yale Romanization? | wū |
Noun
우 • (u) (hanja 又)
- (archaic Literary Chinese-style Korean) or; and
Derived terms
- See the hanja entry at 又 (又) for Sino-Korean compounds of 우 (又, u).
Etymology 7
Sino-Korean word from 羽 (羽, “fifth note in the pentatonic scale”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [u(ː)]
- Phonetic hangul: [우(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | u |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | u |
McCune–Reischauer? | u |
Yale Romanization? | wū |
Noun
우 • (u) (hanja 羽)
- (music) the fifth note in the pentatonic scale of East Asian classical music, equivalent to la
Derived terms
- See the hanja entry at 羽 (羽) for Sino-Korean compounds of 우 (羽, u).
Etymology 8
Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.
Syllable
우 (u)
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