"-아" meaning in Korean

See -아 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Particle

IPA: [a̠] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: [canonical], -a [alternative], [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle Korean 아〮 (Yale: -á), from Old Korean 良 (*-a). Etymology templates: {{etymid|ko|vocative}}, {{inh|ko|okm|-}} Middle Korean, {{okm-l|-아〮|-á}} 아〮 (Yale: -á), {{inh|ko|oko|良|tr=*-a}} Old Korean 良 (*-a) Head templates: {{ko-pos|particle}} 아 • (-a)
  1. hey; vocative particle for those of lower or equal status than the speaker, such as children; used after consonants.
    Sense id: en--아-ko-particle-M7h-ZIHM Categories (other): Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean particles, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 42 40 18 Disambiguation of Korean particles: 51 32 17 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 38 29 33 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 38 33 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Particle

IPA: [a̠] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: [canonical], -a [alternative]
Etymology: See the main entry. Head templates: {{ko-pos|particle}} 아 • (-a)
  1. Gyeongsang form of 에 (-e, “at, to”) Tags: Gyeongsang, alt-of Alternative form of: (extra: -e, “at, to”)
    Sense id: en--아-ko-particle-6AOc07cu Categories (other): Gyeongsang Korean, Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 42 40 18 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 38 29 33 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 38 33 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 47 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 52 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Suffix

IPA: [a̠] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: [canonical], -a [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle Korean 아〮 (Yale: -á), from Old Korean 良 (*-a). Etymology templates: {{etymid|ko|infinitive}}, {{inh|ko|okm|-}} Middle Korean, {{okm-l|-아〮|-á}} 아〮 (Yale: -á), {{inh|ko|oko|良|tr=*-a}} Old Korean 良 (*-a) Head templates: {{ko-pos|suffix}} 아 • (-a)
  1. Yang-vowel form of 어 (-eo, versatile verbal infinitive suffix). Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--아-ko-suffix-iqMCZfKo Categories (other): Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 42 40 18 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 38 29 33 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 38 33 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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        "1": "ko",
        "2": "infinitive"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "okm",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Korean",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-아〮",
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      },
      "expansion": "아〮 (Yale: -á)",
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    },
    {
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        "3": "良",
        "tr": "*-a"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Korean 良 (*-a)",
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle Korean 아〮 (Yale: -á), from Old Korean 良 (*-a).",
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    }
  ],
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          "_dis": "42 40 18",
          "kind": "other",
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        }
      ],
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        "Yang-vowel form of 어 (-eo, versatile verbal infinitive suffix)."
      ],
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          "어",
          "-어#Korean"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
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  ],
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        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "아"
    },
    {
      "other": "[아]"
    }
  ],
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}

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          "_dis": "42 40 18",
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          "_dis": "51 32 17",
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "Coordinate term: 이여 (-iyeo, formal honorific vocative)"
        },
        {
          "english": "Doggy, where are you?",
          "roman": "meongmeong-a, eodi in-ni?",
          "text": "멍멍아, 어디 있니?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Hey Seonmin, what are your plans today?",
          "roman": "seonmin-a, neo oneul mwo hae?",
          "text": "선민아, 너 오늘 뭐 해?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hey; vocative particle for those of lower or equal status than the speaker, such as children; used after consonants."
      ],
      "id": "en--아-ko-particle-M7h-ZIHM",
      "links": [
        [
          "hey",
          "hey"
        ],
        [
          "vocative",
          "vocative#English"
        ]
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  ],
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      "ipa": "[a̠]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "아"
    },
    {
      "other": "[아]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-아"
}

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  ],
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      "expansion": "아 • (-a)",
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    }
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          "extra": "-e, “at, to”",
          "word": "에"
        }
      ],
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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          "_dis": "42 40 18",
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          "_dis": "31 47 22",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "34 52 14",
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        "Gyeongsang form of 에 (-e, “at, to”)"
      ],
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      "ipa": "[a̠]",
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        "SK-Standard",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "아"
    },
    {
      "other": "[아]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-아"
}
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    "Korean terms inherited from Middle Korean",
    "Korean terms inherited from Old Korean",
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    },
    {
      "hangeul": "아"
    },
    {
      "other": "[아]"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "야",
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    }
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        {
          "text": "Coordinate term: 이여 (-iyeo, formal honorific vocative)"
        },
        {
          "english": "Doggy, where are you?",
          "roman": "meongmeong-a, eodi in-ni?",
          "text": "멍멍아, 어디 있니?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Hey Seonmin, what are your plans today?",
          "roman": "seonmin-a, neo oneul mwo hae?",
          "text": "선민아, 너 오늘 뭐 해?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "hey; vocative particle for those of lower or equal status than the speaker, such as children; used after consonants."
      ],
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    },
    {
      "hangeul": "아"
    },
    {
      "other": "[아]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-아"
}

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          "에",
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    },
    {
      "other": "[아]"
    }
  ],
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}

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