Korean

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (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

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와봐 (wabwa)

  1. c'mon, come here