"웬" meaning in All languages combined

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Determiner [Korean]

IPA: [we̞n] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: wen [romanization]
Head templates: {{ko-det}} 웬 • (wen)
  1. A determiner which is used to express doubt or wonder: why~ what~ Synonyms: 어찌 된 (eojji doen) (english: why~ like this), 어떤 (eotteon) (english: some) Derived forms: 웬걸 (wen'geol) (english: oh my), 웬일 (wenil) (english: what~ so~?), 웬일이세요?weniriseyo?What's up?, 웬일인지 (wenirinji) (english: for some reason)
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wen",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "웬 • (wen)",
      "name": "ko-det"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "det",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean determiners",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean interrogative determiners",
          "parents": [
            "Interrogative determiners",
            "Determiners",
            "Interrogative pro-forms",
            "Lemmas",
            "Pro-forms",
            "Terms by semantic function"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant script codes",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "oh my",
          "roman": "wen'geol",
          "word": "웬걸"
        },
        {
          "english": "what~ so~?",
          "roman": "wenil",
          "word": "웬일"
        },
        {
          "word": "웬일이세요?weniriseyo?What's up?"
        },
        {
          "english": "for some reason",
          "roman": "wenirinji",
          "word": "웬일인지"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Why did you drink so much?",
          "roman": "Wen sur-eul ireoke masyeosseo?",
          "text": "웬 술을 이렇게 마셨어?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A determiner which is used to express doubt or wonder: why~ what~"
      ],
      "id": "en-웬-ko-det-MVFS1Zrf",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "english": "why~ like this",
          "roman": "eojji doen",
          "word": "어찌 된"
        },
        {
          "english": "some",
          "roman": "eotteon",
          "word": "어떤"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[we̞n]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "웬"
    },
    {
      "other": "[웬]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "웬"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "oh my",
      "roman": "wen'geol",
      "word": "웬걸"
    },
    {
      "english": "what~ so~?",
      "roman": "wenil",
      "word": "웬일"
    },
    {
      "word": "웬일이세요?weniriseyo?What's up?"
    },
    {
      "english": "for some reason",
      "roman": "wenirinji",
      "word": "웬일인지"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wen",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "웬 • (wen)",
      "name": "ko-det"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "det",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Korean determiners",
        "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
        "Korean interrogative determiners",
        "Korean lemmas",
        "Korean terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
        "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Korean terms with usage examples",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Why did you drink so much?",
          "roman": "Wen sur-eul ireoke masyeosseo?",
          "text": "웬 술을 이렇게 마셨어?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A determiner which is used to express doubt or wonder: why~ what~"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[we̞n]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "웬"
    },
    {
      "other": "[웬]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "why~ like this",
      "roman": "eojji doen",
      "word": "어찌 된"
    },
    {
      "english": "some",
      "roman": "eotteon",
      "word": "어떤"
    }
  ],
  "word": "웬"
}

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