"매우" meaning in Korean

See 매우 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: [mɛu] [SK-Standard, Seoul], [me̞u] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: mae'u [romanization]
Etymology: First attested in the Sin'gan guhwang chwaryo (新刊救荒撮要 / 신간구황촬요), 1660, as Early Modern Korean ᄆᆡ오 (Yale: moywo), combination of ᄆᆡᆸ (moyp) + suffix -오 (o). After the mid-15th century, ㅸ (ㅸ) changed to ㅗ (o), ㅜ (u) before a vowel other than ㅣ (i). See also 맵다 (maepda) and ㅸ (ㅸ). Etymology templates: {{ko-etym-native|sgg|ᄆᆡ오|moywo|dot=,}} First attested in the Sin'gan guhwang chwaryo (新刊救荒撮要 / 신간구황촬요), 1660, as Early Modern Korean ᄆᆡ오 (Yale: moywo),, {{ko-l|오}} 오 (o), {{ko-l|ㅸ}} ㅸ (ㅸ), {{ko-l|ㅗ}} ㅗ (o), {{ko-l|ㅜ}} ㅜ (u), {{ko-l|ㅣ}} ㅣ (i), {{ko-l|맵다}} 맵다 (maepda), {{ko-l|ㅸ}} ㅸ (ㅸ) Head templates: {{ko-adv}} 매우 • (mae'u)
  1. very, extremely Related terms: 굉장히 (goengjanghi), 아주 (aju)

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
        "1": "sgg",
        "2": "ᄆᆡ오",
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      "name": "ko-etym-native"
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      "name": "ko-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ㅗ"
      },
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      "name": "ko-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ㅜ"
      },
      "expansion": "ㅜ (u)",
      "name": "ko-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ㅣ"
      },
      "expansion": "ㅣ (i)",
      "name": "ko-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "맵다"
      },
      "expansion": "맵다 (maepda)",
      "name": "ko-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ㅸ"
      },
      "expansion": "ㅸ (ㅸ)",
      "name": "ko-l"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "First attested in the Sin'gan guhwang chwaryo (新刊救荒撮要 / 신간구황촬요), 1660, as Early Modern Korean ᄆᆡ오 (Yale: moywo), combination of ᄆᆡᆸ (moyp) + suffix -오 (o). After the mid-15th century, ㅸ (ㅸ) changed to ㅗ (o), ㅜ (u) before a vowel other than ㅣ (i). See also 맵다 (maepda) and ㅸ (ㅸ).",
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "매우 • (mae'u)",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "ko",
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        {
          "english": "He was very excited about his promotion.",
          "roman": "geuneun geuui panchok hwaldong'e mae'u deultteo isseotda.",
          "text": "그는 그의 판촉 활동에 매우 들떠 있었다.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "very, extremely"
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          "extremely",
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        ]
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          "roman": "goengjanghi",
          "word": "굉장히"
        },
        {
          "roman": "aju",
          "word": "아주"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "[mɛu]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[me̞u]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "매우"
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "메우"
    }
  ],
  "word": "매우"
}
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      },
      "expansion": "ㅸ (ㅸ)",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ㅗ"
      },
      "expansion": "ㅗ (o)",
      "name": "ko-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ㅜ"
      },
      "expansion": "ㅜ (u)",
      "name": "ko-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ㅣ"
      },
      "expansion": "ㅣ (i)",
      "name": "ko-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "맵다"
      },
      "expansion": "맵다 (maepda)",
      "name": "ko-l"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "ㅸ"
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  ],
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  "forms": [
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        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "roman": "goengjanghi",
      "word": "굉장히"
    },
    {
      "roman": "aju",
      "word": "아주"
    }
  ],
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        "Korean lemmas",
        "Korean terms derived from Early Modern Korean",
        "Korean terms inherited from Early Modern Korean",
        "Korean terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
        "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Korean terms with usage examples",
        "Native Korean words",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "He was very excited about his promotion.",
          "roman": "geuneun geuui panchok hwaldong'e mae'u deultteo isseotda.",
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        }
      ],
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        "very, extremely"
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          "very"
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        [
          "extremely",
          "extremely"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[mɛu]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[me̞u]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "매우"
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "메우"
    }
  ],
  "word": "매우"
}

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