매우
Korean edit
Etymology edit
First attested in the Sin'gan guhwang chwaryo (新刊救荒撮要 / 신간구황촬요), 1660, as Early Modern Korean ᄆᆡ오 (Yale: moywo), combination of ᄆᆡᆸ (moyp) + suffix -오 (o). After the mid-15th century, ㅸ (ㅸ) changed to ㅗ (o), ㅜ (u) before a vowel other than ㅣ (i). See also 맵다 (maepda) and ㅸ (ㅸ).
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [mɛu] ~ [me̞u]
- Phonetic hangul: [매우/메우]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | mae'u |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | mae'u |
| McCune–Reischauer? | maeu |
| Yale Romanization? | maywu |
Adverb edit
매우 • (mae'u)
- very, extremely
- 그는 그의 판촉 활동에 매우 들떠 있었다.
- geuneun geuui panchok hwaldong'e mae'u deultteo isseotda.
- He was very excited about his promotion.