푸

푸 U+D478, 푸 HANGUL SYLLABLE PU Composition: ㅍ + ㅜ ← 푷 [U+D477] Hangul Syllables 푹 → [U+D479]

푸푹푺푻푼푽푾 푿풀풁풂풃풄풅 풆풇품풉풊풋풌 풍풎풏풐풑풒풓
표 ←	→ 풔

Korean

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʰu]
• Phonetic hangul: [푸]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	pu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	pu
McCune–Reischauer?	p'u
Yale Romanization?	phu

Interjection

푸 • (pu)

1. (onomatopoeia) whew, phew (whistling)

   Synonyms: 휴 (hyu), 아휴 (ahyu), 우 (u), 후우 (huu)

   푸, 힘든 하루였다! ― Pu, himdeun haru-yeotda! ― Phew, what a day it was!

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʰu(ː)]
• Phonetic hangul: [푸(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	pu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	pu
McCune–Reischauer?	p'u
Yale Romanization?	phū

Root

푸 • (pu)

1. Root of 푸하다 (puhada, “swollen, bulging; untidy”). Rarely used alone.

Middle Korean

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “saw somewhere that said this was a borrowing from EM 舖”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pʰu/

Noun

푸 (phwu)

1. store, shop