Korean edit

Etymology edit

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 두〯ᅀᅥ〯 (Yale: twǔzě), a compound of (twul, two) +‎ (se, three, variant of (seyh)).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dueo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dueo
McCune–Reischauer?tuŏ
Yale Romanization?twue

Determiner edit

두어 (dueo)

  1. several, many
  2. a couple of

Alternative forms edit

  • (dwo) (contraction)