"최" meaning in Korean

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Determiner

Forms: choe [romanization], [hanja]
Head templates: {{ko-determ|hanja=最}} 최 • (choe) (hanja 最)
  1. Finite or limit
    Sense id: en-최-ko-det-MLV2iDRy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

IPA: [t͡ɕʰwe̞] [SK-Standard, Seoul], [t͡ɕʰø̞] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: Choe [romanization], [hanja]
Etymology: Korean reading of various Chinese characters Head templates: {{ko-pos|proper noun|hanja=崔}} 최 • (Choe) (hanja 崔)
  1. A common Korean family name, usually romanized as "Choi."
    Sense id: en-최-ko-name-ZcR3bqE5 Categories (other): Hanja readings, Korean determiners, Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations, Sino-Korean words Disambiguation of Hanja readings: 15 85 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Korean determiners: 5 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 6 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 6 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Sino-Korean words: 9 91 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Syllable

Forms: choe [romanization]
Head templates: {{ko-syllable}} 최 (choe)
  1. Sense id: en-최-ko-syllable-o6fgd45G
  2. Sense id: en-최-ko-syllable-USF2RFoq
  3. Sense id: en-최-ko-syllable-wQQO5kXO
  4. Sense id: en-최-ko-syllable-iiy-bNce
  5. Sense id: en-최-ko-syllable-m3~KihJm
  6. Sense id: en-최-ko-syllable-KIMIomsM
  7. Sense id: en-최-ko-syllable-FQYXqJtE
  8. Sense id: en-최-ko-syllable-Mq3CVs0u
  9. Sense id: en-최-ko-syllable-RlkZTBoS
  10. Sense id: en-최-ko-syllable-xDxQn7Gq
  11. Sense id: en-최-ko-syllable-XI4SeGVQ
  12. Sense id: en-최-ko-syllable-unzPBkl2
  13. Sense id: en-최-ko-syllable-Zy08eFCB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for 최 meaning in Korean (3.6kB)

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  "etymology_text": "Korean reading of various Chinese characters",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Choe",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "崔",
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "ko-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "name",
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        {
          "_dis": "15 85 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean determiners",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [
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          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 91 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sino-Korean words",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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      ],
      "id": "en-최-ko-name-ZcR3bqE5",
      "links": [
        [
          "Choi",
          "Choi"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕʰwe̞]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕʰø̞]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "최"
}

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  "etymology_number": 2,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "choe",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "最",
      "tags": [
        "hanja"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "hanja": "最"
      },
      "expansion": "최 • (choe) (hanja 最)",
      "name": "ko-determ"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "det",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "maximum",
          "text": "최대"
        },
        {
          "english": "minimum",
          "text": "최소"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Finite or limit"
      ],
      "id": "en-최-ko-det-MLV2iDRy"
    }
  ],
  "word": "최"
}

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  "etymology_number": 2,
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    {
      "form": "choe",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "최 (choe)",
      "name": "ko-syllable"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "syllable",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "催"
      ],
      "id": "en-최-ko-syllable-o6fgd45G",
      "links": [
        [
          "催",
          "催"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "凗"
      ],
      "id": "en-최-ko-syllable-USF2RFoq",
      "links": [
        [
          "凗",
          "凗"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "嗺"
      ],
      "id": "en-최-ko-syllable-wQQO5kXO",
      "links": [
        [
          "嗺",
          "嗺"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "嘬"
      ],
      "id": "en-최-ko-syllable-iiy-bNce",
      "links": [
        [
          "嘬",
          "嘬"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "崔"
      ],
      "id": "en-최-ko-syllable-m3~KihJm",
      "links": [
        [
          "崔",
          "崔"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "摧"
      ],
      "id": "en-최-ko-syllable-KIMIomsM",
      "links": [
        [
          "摧",
          "摧"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "最"
      ],
      "id": "en-최-ko-syllable-FQYXqJtE",
      "links": [
        [
          "最",
          "最"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "榱"
      ],
      "id": "en-최-ko-syllable-Mq3CVs0u",
      "links": [
        [
          "榱",
          "榱"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "漼"
      ],
      "id": "en-최-ko-syllable-RlkZTBoS",
      "links": [
        [
          "漼",
          "漼"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "璀"
      ],
      "id": "en-최-ko-syllable-xDxQn7Gq",
      "links": [
        [
          "璀",
          "璀"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "磪"
      ],
      "id": "en-최-ko-syllable-XI4SeGVQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "磪",
          "磪"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "縗"
      ],
      "id": "en-최-ko-syllable-unzPBkl2",
      "links": [
        [
          "縗",
          "縗"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "衰"
      ],
      "id": "en-최-ko-syllable-Zy08eFCB",
      "links": [
        [
          "衰",
          "衰"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "최"
}
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    "Korean determiners",
    "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
    "Korean lemmas",
    "Korean proper nouns",
    "Korean terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Korean terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
    "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
    "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
    "Sino-Korean words"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_text": "Korean reading of various Chinese characters",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Choe",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "崔",
      "tags": [
        "hanja"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "proper noun",
        "hanja": "崔"
      },
      "expansion": "최 • (Choe) (hanja 崔)",
      "name": "ko-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A common Korean family name, usually romanized as \"Choi.\""
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Choi",
          "Choi"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕʰwe̞]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕʰø̞]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "최"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Hanja readings",
    "Korean determiners",
    "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
    "Korean lemmas",
    "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
    "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
    "Sino-Korean words"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "choe",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "最",
      "tags": [
        "hanja"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "det",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "maximum",
          "text": "최대"
        },
        {
          "english": "minimum",
          "text": "최소"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Finite or limit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "최"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Hanja readings",
    "Korean determiners",
    "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
    "Korean lemmas",
    "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
    "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
    "Sino-Korean words"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "choe",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "최 (choe)",
      "name": "ko-syllable"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "syllable",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "催"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "催",
          "催"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "凗"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "凗",
          "凗"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "嗺"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "嗺",
          "嗺"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "嘬"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "嘬",
          "嘬"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "崔"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "崔",
          "崔"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "摧"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "摧",
          "摧"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "最"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "最",
          "最"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "榱"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "榱",
          "榱"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "漼"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "漼",
          "漼"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "璀"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "璀",
          "璀"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "磪"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "磪",
          "磪"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "縗"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "縗",
          "縗"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "衰"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "衰",
          "衰"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "최"
}

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