두어

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 두ᅀᅥ (twuze), a compound of 둘 (twul, “two”) +‎ 서 (se, “three”, variant of 셓 (seyh)).

Etymology
  • IPA(key)[tuʌ̹]
  • Phonetic Hangul[두어]
Revised Romanization? dueo
Revised Romanization (translit.)? dueo
McCune–Reischauer? tuŏ
Yale Romanization? twue

Determiner

두어 • (dueo)

  1. several, many
  2. a couple of

Alternative forms
  • 둬 (dwo) (contraction)
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