윗-

윗 U+C717, 윗 HANGUL SYLLABLE WIS Composition: ㅇ + ㅟ + ㅅ ← 윖 [U+C716] Hangul Syllables 윘 → [U+C718]

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 위 (wi, “up”) +‎ ㅅ (-s-, genitive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɥit̚] ~ [yt̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [윋]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	wit
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	wis
McCune–Reischauer?	wit
Yale Romanization?	wis

Prefix

윗 • (wit-)

1. upper, higher, senior

   Synonyms: 상(上) (sang), 윗 (wit-), 웃 (ut)

   Antonym: 아랫 (araet-)

Derived terms

• 윗녘 (winnyeok, “upper area”)
• 윗니 (winni, “upper teeth”)
• 윗도리 (witdori, “upper clothing”)
• 윗마을 (winma'eul, “upper village”)
• 윗머리 (winmeori, “upper head”)
• 윗면(面) (winmyeon, “upper surface, layer”)
• 윗몸 (winmom, “upper body”)
• 윗물 (winmul, “upstream”)
• 윗배 (witbae, “upper abdomen”)
• 윗변(邊) (witbyeon, “upper side”)
• 윗사람 (witsaram, “senior”)
• 윗옷 (widot, “upper clothing”)
• 윗입술 (wisipsul, “upper lip”)
• 윗자리 (witjari, “higher rank”)