Korean

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Alternative forms

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  • 언머 (eonmeo)Early Modern

Etymology

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First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 언마 (Yale: enma).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eolma
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eolma
McCune–Reischauer?ŏlma
Yale Romanization?el.ma

Noun

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얼마 (eolma)

  1. how much, how many
    이거 얼마예요?
    igeo eolmayeyo?
    How much does it cost?
  2. some amount or quantity
  3. any amount or quantity

Derived terms

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  • 얼마만 (eolmaman, “how long, how much time”)