"-으우" meaning in Korean

See -으우 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: [ɯu] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: 으우 [canonical], -euu [romanization]
Etymology: Ablaut variant of 으오 (-euo). Compare 구 (-gu) for 고 (-go). Head templates: {{ko-suffix}} 으우 • (-euu)
  1. (dated) Alternative form of 으오 (-euo, semi-formal style sentence-final suffix), commonly used by older women when addressing socially superior women in informal contexts. Tags: alt-of, alternative, dated, morpheme Alternative form of: 으오 (extra: (-euo, semi-formal style sentence-final suffix), commonly used by older women when addressing socially superior women in informal contexts) Synonyms: 우 — after vowels and ㄹ (l)
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  "etymology_text": "Ablaut variant of 으오 (-euo). Compare 구 (-gu) for 고 (-go).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "으우",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-euu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "으우 • (-euu)",
      "name": "ko-suffix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "(-euo, semi-formal style sentence-final suffix), commonly used by older women when addressing socially superior women in informal contexts",
          "word": "으오"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant script codes",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Where are you [lit. older sister] going today?",
          "roman": "Eonni-neun oneul eodi ga-si-u?",
          "text": "언니는 오늘 어디 가시우?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "The young ones nowadays don't know about anything except for cell phones.",
          "roman": "Yojeum jeolmeun geot-deur-eun haendeupon-bakke moreu-u.",
          "text": "요즘 젊은 것들은 핸드폰밖에 모르우.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of 으오 (-euo, semi-formal style sentence-final suffix), commonly used by older women when addressing socially superior women in informal contexts."
      ],
      "id": "en--으우-ko-suffix-RwXBgoF-",
      "links": [
        [
          "으오",
          "-으오#Korean"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dated) Alternative form of 으오 (-euo, semi-formal style sentence-final suffix), commonly used by older women when addressing socially superior women in informal contexts."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "roman": "l",
          "word": "우 — after vowels and ㄹ"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "dated",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ɯu]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "으우"
    },
    {
      "other": "[으우]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-으우"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "Ablaut variant of 으오 (-euo). Compare 구 (-gu) for 고 (-go).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "으우",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-euu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "으우 • (-euu)",
      "name": "ko-suffix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "(-euo, semi-formal style sentence-final suffix), commonly used by older women when addressing socially superior women in informal contexts",
          "word": "으오"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Korean dated terms",
        "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",
        "Korean terms with usage examples",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Where are you [lit. older sister] going today?",
          "roman": "Eonni-neun oneul eodi ga-si-u?",
          "text": "언니는 오늘 어디 가시우?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "The young ones nowadays don't know about anything except for cell phones.",
          "roman": "Yojeum jeolmeun geot-deur-eun haendeupon-bakke moreu-u.",
          "text": "요즘 젊은 것들은 핸드폰밖에 모르우.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of 으오 (-euo, semi-formal style sentence-final suffix), commonly used by older women when addressing socially superior women in informal contexts."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "으오",
          "-으오#Korean"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dated) Alternative form of 으오 (-euo, semi-formal style sentence-final suffix), commonly used by older women when addressing socially superior women in informal contexts."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "dated",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ɯu]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "으우"
    },
    {
      "other": "[으우]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "l",
      "word": "우 — after vowels and ㄹ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-으우"
}

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