"누구" meaning in Korean

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Pronoun

IPA: [nuɡu] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: nugu [romanization]
Etymology: First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 누〮 (Yale: nwú). From Old Korean 誰支 (*NWUk). Found in 17th-century sources as 누고 (Yale: nukwo). Etymology templates: {{ko-etym-native|yb|누〮|nwú}} First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 누〮 (Yale: nwú)., {{inh|ko|oko|誰支|tr=*NWUk}} Old Korean 誰支 (*NWUk), {{m|okm|누고|tr=-}} 누고, {{okm-inline|누고|nukwo}} 누고 (Yale: nukwo) Head templates: {{ko-pos|pronoun}} 누구 • (nugu)
  1. who
    Sense id: en-누구-ko-pron-btAzcUC9 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 redundant script codes, 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: 98 2 Disambiguation of Korean interrogative pronouns: 80 20 Disambiguation of Korean pronouns: 78 22 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 100 0 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 100 0 Disambiguation of Native Korean words: 100 0
  2. someone
    Sense id: en-누구-ko-pron-KlnVnjgJ

Inflected forms

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      },
      "expansion": "First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 누〮 (Yale: nwú).",
      "name": "ko-etym-native"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "oko",
        "3": "誰支",
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Korean 誰支 (*NWUk)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "okm",
        "2": "누고",
        "tr": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "누고",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "누고",
        "2": "nukwo"
      },
      "expansion": "누고 (Yale: nukwo)",
      "name": "okm-inline"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 누〮 (Yale: nwú). From Old Korean 誰支 (*NWUk). Found in 17th-century sources as 누고 (Yale: nukwo).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nugu",
      "tags": [
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pronoun"
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      "expansion": "누구 • (nugu)",
      "name": "ko-pos"
    }
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  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "pron",
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    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "100 0",
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          "name": "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
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      "id": "en-누구-ko-pron-btAzcUC9",
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          "who",
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        ]
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    },
    {
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "She said nothing, lest anyone think she didn't agree.",
          "roman": "nugu-deun geu Yeoja-ga dong'uihaji Anatda-go saenggakhalkka bwaseo geu Yeoja-neun amu Mal-do haji anatda.",
          "text": "누구든 그 여자가 동의하지 않았다고 생각할까 봐서 그 여자는 아무 말도 하지 않았다.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "누군가가 문을 두드리고 있습니다. ― Nugun'ga-ga Mun-eul dudeurigo itseumnida. ― Someone is knocking on the door.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "someone"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[nuɡu]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[누구]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "누구"
}
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    "Korean terms derived from Old Korean",
    "Korean terms inherited from Middle Korean",
    "Korean terms inherited from Old Korean",
    "Korean terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Korean terms with audio links",
    "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
    "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
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      },
      "expansion": "누고",
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "누고",
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      },
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  ],
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        "romanization"
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    }
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        "who"
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          "who"
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        {
          "english": "She said nothing, lest anyone think she didn't agree.",
          "roman": "nugu-deun geu Yeoja-ga dong'uihaji Anatda-go saenggakhalkka bwaseo geu Yeoja-neun amu Mal-do haji anatda.",
          "text": "누구든 그 여자가 동의하지 않았다고 생각할까 봐서 그 여자는 아무 말도 하지 않았다.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "누군가가 문을 두드리고 있습니다. ― Nugun'ga-ga Mun-eul dudeurigo itseumnida. ― Someone is knocking on the door.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "someone"
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          "someone",
          "someone"
        ]
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "[nuɡu]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[누구]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "누구"
}

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