Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 아〯모〮 (Yale: ǎmwó).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈa̠(ː)mu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?amu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?amu
McCune–Reischauer?amu
Yale Romanization?āmu

Determiner

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아무 (amu)

  1. any

Pronoun

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아무 (amu)

  1. anyone