"웬" meaning in Korean

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Determiner

IPA: [we̞n] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: wen [romanization]
Head templates: {{ko-det}} 웬 • (wen)
  1. A determiner which is used to express doubt or wonder: why~ what~ Synonyms: 어찌 된 (eojji doen) (english: why~ like this), 어떤 (eotteon) (english: some) Derived forms: 웬걸 (wen'geol) (english: oh my), 웬일 (wenil) (english: what~ so~?), 웬일이세요?weniriseyo?What's up?, 웬일인지 (wenirinji) (english: for some reason)

Download JSON data for 웬 meaning in Korean (1.9kB)

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wen",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "웬 • (wen)",
      "name": "ko-det"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "det",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean determiners",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean entries with language name categories using raw markup",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with language name categories using raw markup",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean interrogative determiners",
          "parents": [
            "Interrogative determiners",
            "Determiners",
            "Interrogative pro-forms",
            "Lemmas",
            "Pro-forms",
            "Terms by semantic function"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant script codes",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
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          "name": "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "oh my",
          "roman": "wen'geol",
          "word": "웬걸"
        },
        {
          "english": "what~ so~?",
          "roman": "wenil",
          "word": "웬일"
        },
        {
          "word": "웬일이세요?weniriseyo?What's up?"
        },
        {
          "english": "for some reason",
          "roman": "wenirinji",
          "word": "웬일인지"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Why did you drink so much?",
          "roman": "Wen sur-eul ireoke masyeosseo?",
          "text": "웬 술을 이렇게 마셨어?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A determiner which is used to express doubt or wonder: why~ what~"
      ],
      "id": "en-웬-ko-det-MVFS1Zrf",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "english": "why~ like this",
          "roman": "eojji doen",
          "word": "어찌 된"
        },
        {
          "english": "some",
          "roman": "eotteon",
          "word": "어떤"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[we̞n]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[웬]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "웬"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "oh my",
      "roman": "wen'geol",
      "word": "웬걸"
    },
    {
      "english": "what~ so~?",
      "roman": "wenil",
      "word": "웬일"
    },
    {
      "word": "웬일이세요?weniriseyo?What's up?"
    },
    {
      "english": "for some reason",
      "roman": "wenirinji",
      "word": "웬일인지"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wen",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "웬 • (wen)",
      "name": "ko-det"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "det",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Korean determiners",
        "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
        "Korean entries with language name categories using raw markup",
        "Korean interrogative determiners",
        "Korean lemmas",
        "Korean terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
        "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Korean terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Why did you drink so much?",
          "roman": "Wen sur-eul ireoke masyeosseo?",
          "text": "웬 술을 이렇게 마셨어?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A determiner which is used to express doubt or wonder: why~ what~"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[we̞n]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[웬]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "why~ like this",
      "roman": "eojji doen",
      "word": "어찌 된"
    },
    {
      "english": "some",
      "roman": "eotteon",
      "word": "어떤"
    }
  ],
  "word": "웬"
}

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