우어

Korean

Etymology 1

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [uʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [우어]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ueo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ueo
McCune–Reischauer?	uŏ
Yale Romanization?	wue

Interjection

우어 • (ueo)

1. whoa!; whoa back!; halt!

   Synonyms: 워 (wo), 와 (wa)

Etymology 2

From Chinese 吳／吴 (Wú) + 어(語) (-eo, “language”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [uʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [우어]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Ueo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Ueo
McCune–Reischauer?	Uŏ
Yale Romanization?	wue

Proper noun

우어 • (Ueo)

1. Synonym of 오어(吳語) (o'eo, “Wu Chinese”)