"弟" meaning in Korean

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Character

IPA: [t͡ɕe̞(ː)] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: 아우 제 [eumhun]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 弟 (MC dejX). Historical readings * Recorded as Middle Korean 똉〯 (Yale: ttyěy) in Dongguk Jeongun (東國正韻 / 동국정운), 1448. * Recorded as Middle Korean 뎨〯 (tyěy)^訓 (Yale: tyěy) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527. * Recorded as Middle Korean 뎨 ( tyey)^訓 (Yale: tyey) in Gwangju Cheonjamun (光州千字文 / 광주천자문), 1575. * Recorded as Middle Korean 뎨 ( tyey)^訓 (Yale: tyey) in Sinjeung Yuhap (新增類合 / 신증유합), 1576. Etymology templates: {{der|ko|ltc|-|sort=제}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|弟|id=1}} 弟 (MC dejX) Head templates: {{ko-hanja|아우|제}} 弟 (eumhun 아우 제 (au je))
  1. hanja form of 제 (“younger brother”) Tags: form-of, hanja Form of: (extra: younger brother) Derived forms: 도제 (doje) (alt: 徒弟), 매제 (maeje) (alt: 妹弟), 사제 (saje) (alt: 師弟), 의형제 (uihyeongje) (alt: 義兄弟), 자제 (jaje) (alt: 子弟), 제수 (jesu) (alt: 弟嫂), 제자 (jeja) (alt: 弟子), 처제 (cheoje) (alt: 妻弟), 형제 (hyeongje) (alt: 兄弟)
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle Chinese 弟 (MC dejX).\nHistorical readings\n* Recorded as Middle Korean 똉〯 (Yale: ttyěy) in Dongguk Jeongun (東國正韻 / 동국정운), 1448.\n* Recorded as Middle Korean 뎨〯 (tyěy)^訓 (Yale: tyěy) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.\n* Recorded as Middle Korean 뎨 ( tyey)^訓 (Yale: tyey) in Gwangju Cheonjamun (光州千字文 / 광주천자문), 1575.\n* Recorded as Middle Korean 뎨 ( tyey)^訓 (Yale: tyey) in Sinjeung Yuhap (新增類合 / 신증유합), 1576.",
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      "form": "아우 제",
      "roman": "au je",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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          "alt": "妹弟",
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          "word": "매제"
        },
        {
          "alt": "師弟",
          "roman": "saje",
          "word": "사제"
        },
        {
          "alt": "義兄弟",
          "roman": "uihyeongje",
          "word": "의형제"
        },
        {
          "alt": "子弟",
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          "word": "자제"
        },
        {
          "alt": "弟嫂",
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        },
        {
          "alt": "弟子",
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        },
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          "alt": "妻弟",
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        },
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      "hangeul": "제(ː)"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "弟"
}
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      "alt": "徒弟",
      "roman": "doje",
      "word": "도제"
    },
    {
      "alt": "妹弟",
      "roman": "maeje",
      "word": "매제"
    },
    {
      "alt": "師弟",
      "roman": "saje",
      "word": "사제"
    },
    {
      "alt": "義兄弟",
      "roman": "uihyeongje",
      "word": "의형제"
    },
    {
      "alt": "子弟",
      "roman": "jaje",
      "word": "자제"
    },
    {
      "alt": "弟嫂",
      "roman": "jesu",
      "word": "제수"
    },
    {
      "alt": "弟子",
      "roman": "jeja",
      "word": "제자"
    },
    {
      "alt": "妻弟",
      "roman": "cheoje",
      "word": "처제"
    },
    {
      "alt": "兄弟",
      "roman": "hyeongje",
      "word": "형제"
    }
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      "ipa": "[t͡ɕe̞(ː)]",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "제(ː)"
    },
    {
      "other": "[제(ː)]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "弟"
}

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