Korean edit

Etymology edit

First attested in the Eorokhae (語錄解 / 어록해), 1652, as Early Modern Korean 아므려도 (Yale: amulyetwo).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈa̠(ː)muɾɛdo̞] ~ [ˈa̠(ː)muɾe̞do̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?amuraedo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?amulaedo
McCune–Reischauer?amuraedo
Yale Romanization?āmulayto

Adverb edit

아무래도 (amuraedo)

  1. no matter what; anyway
  2. never
  3. eventually