See also: -엿
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HANGUL SYLLABLE YEOS
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에 ←→ 예

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Yeot street vendor in Seoul, Korea.

Etymology 1 edit

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 엿〮 (Yale: yés).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeot
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeos
McCune–Reischauer?yŏt
Yale Romanization?yes

Noun edit

(yeot)

  1. yeot: a kind of Korean traditional confectionery
    Synonym: (rare) 이당(飴餹) (idang)
    먹어라/먹어
    yeot meogeora/meogeo
    (vulgar) fuck you; literally “eat yeot
    먹이다
    yeoseul meogida
    (slang) to screw someone over; literally “to make someone eat yeot
Usage notes edit

In Korean slang, yeot often carries an insulting meaning similar to English fuck, for instance the two examples above. This may stem from the resemblance of the appearance of a yeot stick to that of a penis. Throwing yeot candy at someone is akin to shoe-tossing in the Arab world.

Derived terms edit
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Etymology 2 edit

First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean  (Yale: yes). Related to 여섯 (yeoseot).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeot
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeos
McCune–Reischauer?yŏt
Yale Romanization?yes

Determiner edit

(yeot)

  1. (used with classifiers such as 냥(兩) (nyang), (doe), (seom), and (jim)) six
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