"여보" meaning in Korean

See 여보 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [jʌ̹bo̞] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: yeobo [romanization]
Etymology: Of native Korean origin. Potentially derived from familiar case of 여보세요 (yeoboseyo), indicative of a request for attention from the spouse to view something performed or viewed by the first party. Etymology templates: {{ko-etym-native|}} Of native Korean origin., {{ko-l|여보세요}} 여보세요 (yeoboseyo) Head templates: {{ko-noun}} 여보 • (yeobo)
  1. (my) darling, honey, sweetheart

Download JSON data for 여보 meaning in Korean (1.7kB)

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  "etymology_text": "Of native Korean origin.\nPotentially derived from familiar case of 여보세요 (yeoboseyo), indicative of a request for attention from the spouse to view something performed or viewed by the first party.",
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