Korean edit

Etymology edit

Of native Korean origin. 오다 (oda, “to come”) + 보다 (boda, “to try something”)

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

와봐 (wabwa)

  1. c'mon, come here