-으나
Korean
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Korean 으〮나〮/ᄋᆞ〮나〮 (Yale: -óná/úná), from Old Korean 乃 (*-na), 隱乃 (*-una).
Pronunciation
edit- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɯna̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [으나]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | euna |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | euna |
McCune–Reischauer? | ŭna |
Yale Romanization? | una |
Suffix
edit으나 • (-euna)
- (formal) but
- Used as an emphatic interfix between certain reduplicated adjectival stems.
Suffix
edit으나... 으나 • (-euna... -euna)
- regardless, whether or not
- Synonym: 든... 든 (-deun... -deun)