"웬일" meaning in Korean

See 웬일 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈwe̞(ː)nniɭ] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: wenil [romanization]
Etymology: 웬 (wen) + 일 (il). Etymology templates: {{com|ko|웬|일}} 웬 (wen) + 일 (il) Head templates: {{ko-noun}} 웬일 • (wenil)
  1. what matter, what cause
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "웬 (wen) + 일 (il).",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "wenil",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
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  ],
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "What's up?",
          "roman": "wenirinya?",
          "text": "웬일이냐?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "what matter, what cause"
      ],
      "id": "en-웬일-ko-noun-~YM9mqle",
      "links": [
        [
          "matter",
          "matter"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈwe̞(ː)nniɭ]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "웬(ː)닐"
    },
    {
      "other": "[웬(ː)닐]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "웬일"
}
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      },
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      "name": "com"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "웬 (wen) + 일 (il).",
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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      ],
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        "what matter, what cause"
      ],
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        [
          "matter",
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "[ˈwe̞(ː)nniɭ]",
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      ]
    },
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    },
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    }
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}

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