Korean

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Etymology

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From 아래 (arae, bottom) +‎ (wi, top).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [a̠ɾɛɥi] ~ [a̠ɾe̞ɥi] ~ [a̠ɾɛy] ~ [a̠ɾe̞y]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?araewi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?alaewi
McCune–Reischauer?araewi
Yale Romanization?alaywi

Noun

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아래위 (araewi)

  1. up and down
    아래위-로 움직이다araewi-ro umjigidato move up and down
    아래위-로 훑어보다araewi-ro hulteobodato look up and down

Derived terms

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  • 아래위턱 (araewiteok, discrimination between young and old)