-으우

Korean

Alternative forms

우 (-u) – after vowels and ㄹ (l)

Etymology

Ablaut variant of 으오 (-euo). Compare 구 (-gu) for 고 (-go).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɯu]
Phonetic hangul: [으우]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	euu
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	euu
McCune–Reischauer^?	ŭu
Yale Romanization^?	uwu

Suffix

으우 • (-euu)

(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.
언니 는 오늘 어디 가 시우? ― eonni-neun oneul eodi ga-si-u? ― Where are you [lit. older sister] going today?

요즘 젊은 것 들 은 핸드폰 밖에 모르우.
Yojeum jeolmeun geot-deur-eun haendeupon-bakke moreu-u.
The young ones nowadays don't know about anything except for cell phones.

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