"무엇" meaning in All languages combined

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Pronoun [Korean]

IPA: [muʌ̹t̚] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: mueot [romanization]
Etymology: Originally a contraction of Middle Korean 므스〮 (mùsú, “what”) + 것 (kès, “thing”). First attested in the Sok samgang haengsildo jungganbon (續三綱行實圖 重刊本 / 속삼강행실도 중간본), 1581, as Middle Korean 므엇 (Yale: mues), also given as 무엇 (Yale: mwues) in the same work. Also attested in the Sohak eonhae (小學諺解 / 소학언해), 1586, as Middle Korean 므섯 (Yale: muses). This is the more conservative form, although it happens to be attested slightly later. Displaced equivalent Middle Korean pronouns 므스〮 (Yale: mùsú), 므슴〮 (Yale: mùsúm), 므슥〮 (Yale: mùsúk). Etymology templates: {{der|ko|okm|므스〮|t=what|tr=mùsú}} Middle Korean 므스〮 (mùsú, “what”), {{m|okm|것|t=thing|tr=kès}} 것 (kès, “thing”), {{lang|ko|續三綱行實圖 重刊本 / 속삼강행실도 중간본}} 續三綱行實圖 重刊本 / 속삼강행실도 중간본, {{ko-etym-native|Sok samgang haengsildo jungganbon (續三綱行實圖 重刊本 / 속삼강행실도 중간본)|므엇|mues|dot=,|year=1581}} First attested in the Sok samgang haengsildo jungganbon (續三綱行實圖 重刊本 / 속삼강행실도 중간본), 1581, as Middle Korean 므엇 (Yale: mues),, {{m|okm|무엇|tr=-}} 무엇, {{okm-inline|무엇|mwues}} 무엇 (Yale: mwues), {{ko-etym-native|se|므섯|muses|also=y}} Also attested in the Sohak eonhae (小學諺解 / 소학언해), 1586, as Middle Korean 므섯 (Yale: muses)., {{m|okm|므스〮|tr=-}} 므스〮, {{okm-inline|므스〮|mùsú}} 므스〮 (Yale: mùsú), {{m|okm|므슴〮|tr=-}} 므슴〮, {{okm-inline|므슴〮|mùsúm}} 므슴〮 (Yale: mùsúm), {{m|okm|므슥〮|tr=-}} 므슥〮, {{okm-inline|므슥〮|mùsúk}} 므슥〮 (Yale: mùsúk) Head templates: {{ko-pos|pronoun}} 무엇 • (mueot)
  1. (interrogative pronoun) what - used in questions Tags: interrogative, pronoun
    Sense id: en-무엇-ko-pron--ABjwGeR Categories (other): Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean entries with language name categories using raw markup, Korean interrogative pronouns, Korean pronouns, Korean terms with dialectal pitch accent marked, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations, Middle Korean terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Middle Korean terms with redundant transliterations, Native Korean words Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 Disambiguation of Korean entries with language name categories using raw markup: 96 4 Disambiguation of Korean interrogative pronouns: 74 26 Disambiguation of Korean pronouns: 69 31 Disambiguation of Korean terms with dialectal pitch accent marked: 100 0 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 100 0 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 100 0 Disambiguation of Middle Korean terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 98 2 Disambiguation of Middle Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 100 0 Disambiguation of Native Korean words: 100 0
  2. something, anything
    Sense id: en-무엇-ko-pron-R9dj-zt2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: (mwo) (english: colloquially dominant form) Derived forms: 무엇하다 (mueothada) (english: to be awkward, to be off (euphemistic))

Inflected forms

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      "english": "to be awkward, to be off (euphemistic)",
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    }
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    },
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          "text": "이게 뭐예요?",
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        {
          "english": "What did [you] say?",
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          "text": "뭐라고 했어요?",
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          "text": "무엇인가가 실제와 다른 것처럼 주장하거나 행동하다.",
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        {
          "english": "Have [you] eaten something?",
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          "text": "이게 뭐예요?",
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        {
          "english": "What did [you] say?",
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        "(interrogative pronoun) what - used in questions"
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        {
          "english": "to claim that or act as if something is different from what it actually is",
          "roman": "mueosin'ga-ga silje-wa dareun geotcheoreom jujanghageona haengdonghada.",
          "text": "무엇인가가 실제와 다른 것처럼 주장하거나 행동하다.",
          "type": "example"
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        {
          "english": "Have [you] eaten something?",
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          "something",
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        [
          "anything",
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    {
      "ipa": "[muʌ̹t̚]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
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    {
      "other": "[무얻]"
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      "english": "colloquially dominant form",
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      "word": "뭐"
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}

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