"itwu" meaning in English

See itwu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: idu [alternative], idu [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Korean 이두(吏讀) (idu), in the Yale romanization. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ko|이두(吏讀)}} Korean 이두(吏讀) (idu) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} itwu (uncountable)
  1. A method of annotating Classical Chinese text so that it can be read as Korean, using additional characters that represent Korean grammatical items. Wikipedia link: Yale romanization of Korean Tags: uncountable Coordinate_terms: hyangchal, kwukyel

Alternative forms

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