윷

윷 U+C737, 윷 HANGUL SYLLABLE YUC Composition: ㅇ + ㅠ + ㅊ Dubeolsik input: d-b-c ← 윶 [U+C736] Hangul Syllables 윸 → [U+C738]

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean ᅀᅲᆺ (Yale: zyus).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ju(ː)t̚]
• Phonetic hangeul: [윧(ː)]
  • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of speakers (in both Koreas) no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yut
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yuch
McCune–Reischauer?	yut
Yale Romanization?	yūch

Noun

윷 • (yut)

1. Yut, a traditional Korean board game.
2. Abbreviation of 윷짝 (yutjjak, “Yut sticks”).
3. 4 points (made by a cast of yut sticks).

Synonyms

• 윷놀이 (yunnori)