"어" meaning in Korean

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Interjection

IPA: [ʌ̹] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: eo [romanization]
Etymology: Imitative. Compare English uh-huh. Etymology templates: {{cog|en|uh-huh}} English uh-huh Head templates: {{ko-pos|interjection}} 어 • (eo)
  1. uh-huh, yes
    Sense id: en-어-ko-intj-UTr-8yWs Categories (other): Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 15 6 8 31 30 9 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 22 5 6 27 28 12
  2. ah!, oh!; conveys surprise, urgency, or strong emotion
    Sense id: en-어-ko-intj-uw1P4uWu
  3. huh?; conveys confusion
    Sense id: en-어-ko-intj-KBqn-2B3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 어하다 (eohada)
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [ʌ̹] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: eo [romanization], [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 敔. Etymology templates: {{anchor|敔}}, {{l|en|Sino-Korean}} Sino-Korean, {{m|ko|敔|gloss=}} 敔, {{ko-etym-sino|敔}} Sino-Korean word from 敔 Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=敔}} 어 • (eo) (hanja 敔)
  1. (historical) yu, a tiger-shaped percussion instrument Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-어-ko-noun-2FHD2UBT Categories (other): Hanja readings, Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Hanja readings: 20 6 8 43 19 4 0 Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 15 6 8 31 30 9 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 15 5 5 37 26 13 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 22 5 6 27 28 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Suffix

IPA: [ʌ̹] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: —어 [canonical], -eo [romanization], [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 語 (“language”). Etymology templates: {{anchor|語}}, {{l|en|Sino-Korean}} Sino-Korean, {{m|ko|語|gloss=language}} 語 (“language”), {{ko-etym-sino|語|language}} Sino-Korean word from 語 (“language”) Head templates: {{ko-pos|suffix|hanja=語}} —어 • (-eo) (hanja 語)
  1. language Tags: morpheme Related terms: (mal), 언어(言語) (eoneo)
    Sense id: en-어-ko-suffix-pO8wS6Qq Categories (other): Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with redundant transliterations, Sino-Korean words Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 15 6 8 31 30 9 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 22 5 6 27 28 12 Disambiguation of Sino-Korean words: 16 13 10 23 31 7 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Suffix

Forms: —어 [canonical], -eo [romanization]
Head templates: {{ko-pos|suffix}} —어 • (-eo)
  1. See the entry at 어 (-eo). Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-어-ko-suffix-YqJRHyo7 Categories (other): Korean terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 22 5 6 27 28 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Syllable

Forms: eo [romanization]
Etymology: Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters. Head templates: {{ko-syllable}} 어 (eo)
  1. Tags: no-gloss
    Sense id: en-어-ko-syllable-47DEQpj8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "eohada",
      "word": "어하다"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "English uh-huh",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Imitative. Compare English uh-huh.",
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      "args": {
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      },
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    }
  ],
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        {
          "_dis": "15 6 8 31 30 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "22 5 6 27 28 12",
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "uh-huh",
          "uh-huh"
        ],
        [
          "yes",
          "yes"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        "ah!, oh!; conveys surprise, urgency, or strong emotion"
      ],
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        [
          "ah",
          "ah"
        ],
        [
          "oh",
          "oh"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        "huh?; conveys confusion"
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          "huh"
        ]
      ]
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      "ipa": "[ʌ̹]",
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        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[어]"
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "anchor"
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      },
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      "name": "l"
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      },
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      "form": "-eo",
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      "form": "語",
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    }
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  "pos": "suffix",
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    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "15 6 8 31 30 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "_dis": "22 5 6 27 28 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "_dis": "16 13 10 23 31 7 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sino-Korean words",
          "parents": [],
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        }
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        {
          "text": "한국 (han'guk, “Korea”) + 어 (eo) → 한국어 (han'gugeo, “Korean”)",
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        },
        {
          "text": "외계 (oegye, “outer space”) + 어 (eo) → 외계어 (oegyeeo, “alien language”)",
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        },
        {
          "text": "체로키 (cheroki, “Cherokee”) + 어 (eo) → 체로키어 (cherokieo, “Cherokee language”)",
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        }
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          "language"
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          "roman": "mal",
          "word": "말"
        },
        {
          "roman": "eoneo",
          "word": "언어(言語)"
        }
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        "morpheme"
      ]
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      "ipa": "[ʌ̹]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[어]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "어"
}

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      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "anchor"
    },
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    },
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      },
      "expansion": "어 • (eo) (hanja 敔)",
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "_dis": "20 6 8 43 19 4 0",
          "kind": "other",
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          "kind": "other",
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        {
          "_dis": "15 5 5 37 26 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        "yu, a tiger-shaped percussion instrument"
      ],
      "id": "en-어-ko-noun-2FHD2UBT",
      "links": [
        [
          "tiger",
          "tiger"
        ],
        [
          "percussion",
          "percussion"
        ],
        [
          "instrument",
          "instrument"
        ]
      ],
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        "(historical) yu, a tiger-shaped percussion instrument"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "[ʌ̹]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[어]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "어"
}

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    {
      "form": "—어",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-eo",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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  ],
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        }
      ],
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        "See the entry at 어 (-eo)."
      ],
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        [
          "어",
          "-어#Korean"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "어"
}

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  "etymology_number": 5,
  "etymology_text": "Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.",
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      "form": "eo",
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        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "ko-syllable"
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "syllable",
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      "tags": [
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}
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    "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
    "Korean interjections",
    "Korean lemmas",
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    "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
    "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
    "Korean yin-vowel forms",
    "Sino-Korean words"
  ],
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      "roman": "eohada",
      "word": "어하다"
    }
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        "2": "uh-huh"
      },
      "expansion": "English uh-huh",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Imitative. Compare English uh-huh.",
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
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  ],
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      },
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      ],
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          "uh-huh",
          "uh-huh"
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        [
          "yes",
          "yes"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        "ah!, oh!; conveys surprise, urgency, or strong emotion"
      ],
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        [
          "ah",
          "ah"
        ],
        [
          "oh",
          "oh"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "huh?; conveys confusion"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "huh",
          "huh"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[ʌ̹]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[어]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "어"
}

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    "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
    "Korean lemmas",
    "Korean suffixes",
    "Korean terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
    "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
    "Sino-Korean words"
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  "etymology_number": 2,
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      },
      "expansion": "",
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  "etymology_text": "Sino-Korean word from 語 (“language”).",
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        "hanja"
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      "roman": "mal",
      "word": "말"
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    }
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        {
          "text": "한국 (han'guk, “Korea”) + 어 (eo) → 한국어 (han'gugeo, “Korean”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "외계 (oegye, “outer space”) + 어 (eo) → 외계어 (oegyeeo, “alien language”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "체로키 (cheroki, “Cherokee”) + 어 (eo) → 체로키어 (cherokieo, “Cherokee language”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[어]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "어"
}

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    "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
    "Sino-Korean words"
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    },
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      "tags": [
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    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Korean terms with historical senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "yu, a tiger-shaped percussion instrument"
      ],
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        [
          "tiger",
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        ],
        [
          "percussion",
          "percussion"
        ],
        [
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      ],
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      ],
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    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[어]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "어"
}

{
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    "Hanja readings",
    "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
    "Korean lemmas",
    "Korean suffixes",
    "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
    "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
    "Sino-Korean words"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 4,
  "forms": [
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      "form": "—어",
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "See the entry at 어 (-eo)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "어",
          "-어#Korean"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "어"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Hanja readings",
    "Sino-Korean words"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 5,
  "etymology_text": "Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "eo",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "어 (eo)",
      "name": "ko-syllable"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "syllable",
  "senses": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "no-gloss"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "어"
}

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