"우선" meaning in All languages combined

See 우선 on Wiktionary

Adverb [Korean]

IPA: [usʰʌ̹n] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: useon [romanization], 于先 [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 于先, from 于 (“particle”) + 先 (“preceding”) Etymology templates: {{etymid|ko|于先}}, {{ko-etym-Sino|于|particle|先|preceding}} Sino-Korean word from 于先, from 于 (“particle”) + 先 (“preceding”) Head templates: {{ko-adv|hanja=于先}} 우선 • (useon) (hanja 于先)
  1. first, foremost Related terms: 먼저 (meonjeo), 우수 (usu), 처음 (cheo'eum)
    Sense id: en-우선-ko-adv-t3MyCQ9o Categories (other): Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 43 57 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 41 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Korean]

IPA: [usʰʌ̹n] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: useon [romanization], 優先 [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 優先, from 優 (“excellent”) + 先 (“preceding”) Etymology templates: {{etymid|ko|優先}}, {{ko-etym-Sino|優|excellent|先|preceding}} Sino-Korean word from 優先, from 優 (“excellent”) + 先 (“preceding”) Head templates: {{ko-adv|hanja=優先}} 우선 • (useon) (hanja 優先)
  1. priority, precedence
    Sense id: en-우선-ko-noun-cynF0C5m Categories (other): Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sino-Korean words Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 43 57 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100 Disambiguation of Sino-Korean words: 30 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "于先"
      },
      "expansion": "",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "于",
        "2": "particle",
        "3": "先",
        "4": "preceding"
      },
      "expansion": "Sino-Korean word from 于先, from 于 (“particle”) + 先 (“preceding”)",
      "name": "ko-etym-Sino"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Sino-Korean word from 于先, from 于 (“particle”) + 先 (“preceding”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "useon",
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        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "于先",
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        "hanja"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "hanja": "于先"
      },
      "expansion": "우선 • (useon) (hanja 于先)",
      "name": "ko-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "43 57",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "41 59",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "first, foremost"
      ],
      "id": "en-우선-ko-adv-t3MyCQ9o",
      "links": [
        [
          "first",
          "first"
        ],
        [
          "foremost",
          "foremost"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "roman": "meonjeo",
          "word": "먼저"
        },
        {
          "roman": "usu",
          "word": "우수"
        },
        {
          "roman": "cheo'eum",
          "word": "처음"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[usʰʌ̹n]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "우선"
    },
    {
      "other": "[우선]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "우선"
}

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    },
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    }
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    }
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "41 59",
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          "_dis": "0 100",
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "0 100",
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          "_dis": "30 70",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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      ],
      "id": "en-우선-ko-noun-cynF0C5m",
      "links": [
        [
          "priority",
          "priority"
        ],
        [
          "precedence",
          "precedence"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[usʰʌ̹n]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "우선"
    },
    {
      "other": "[우선]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "우선"
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    "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
    "Korean lemmas",
    "Korean terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
    "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
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        "1": "ko",
        "2": "于先"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymid"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "于",
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        "3": "先",
        "4": "preceding"
      },
      "expansion": "Sino-Korean word from 于先, from 于 (“particle”) + 先 (“preceding”)",
      "name": "ko-etym-Sino"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Sino-Korean word from 于先, from 于 (“particle”) + 先 (“preceding”)",
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "于先",
      "tags": [
        "hanja"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "hanja": "于先"
      },
      "expansion": "우선 • (useon) (hanja 于先)",
      "name": "ko-adv"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "adv",
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    {
      "roman": "meonjeo",
      "word": "먼저"
    },
    {
      "roman": "usu",
      "word": "우수"
    },
    {
      "roman": "cheo'eum",
      "word": "처음"
    }
  ],
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        "first, foremost"
      ],
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        [
          "first",
          "first"
        ],
        [
          "foremost",
          "foremost"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[usʰʌ̹n]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "우선"
    },
    {
      "other": "[우선]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "우선"
}

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    "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
    "Korean lemmas",
    "Korean terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
    "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Sino-Korean words"
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "優先"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymid"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "優",
        "2": "excellent",
        "3": "先",
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      },
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      "name": "ko-etym-Sino"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Sino-Korean word from 優先, from 優 (“excellent”) + 先 (“preceding”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "useon",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "優先",
      "tags": [
        "hanja"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "hanja": "優先"
      },
      "expansion": "우선 • (useon) (hanja 優先)",
      "name": "ko-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "priority, precedence"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "priority",
          "priority"
        ],
        [
          "precedence",
          "precedence"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[usʰʌ̹n]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "우선"
    },
    {
      "other": "[우선]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "우선"
}

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