윷

윷 U+C737, 윷 HANGUL SYLLABLE YUC Composition: ㅇ + ㅠ + ㅊ ← 윶 [U+C736] Hangul Syllables 윸 → [U+C738]

유육윢윣윤윥윦 윧율윩윪윫윬윭 윮윯윰윱윲윳윴 융윶윷윸윹윺윻
위 ←	→ 으

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean ᅀᅲᆺ (Yale: zyus).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ju(ː)t̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [윧(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yut
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yuch
McCune–Reischauer?	yut
Yale Romanization?	yūch

Noun

윷 • (yut)

1. Yut, a traditional Korean board game.
2. Abbreviation of 윷짝 (yutjjak, “Yut sticks”).
3. 4 points (made by a cast of yut sticks).

Synonyms

• 윷놀이 (yunnori)