새우

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Hunmin jeongeum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 사ᄫᅵ (saWi) (another Middle Korean examples include 사이 (sai) and 사유 (sayu)), from presumed Old Korean *sa-bi. Compare dialectal forms 사위 (sawi), 새비 (saebi), etc.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[sʰe̞u]
  • Phonetic Hangul[새우]
Revised Romanization? sae-u
Revised Romanization (translit.)? sae-u
McCune–Reischauer? saeu
Yale Romanization? saywu

Noun

새우 • (sae-u)

  1. shrimp, prawn

References
  1. Rei Fukui (2017-03-28) 小倉進平『朝鮮語方言の研究』所載資料による言語地図とその解釈―第１集‎, 東京大学人文社会系研究科 韓国朝鮮文化研究室, page 113-116
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