무엇

Korean

Alternative forms
  • (in speech) 뭐 (mwo)

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 므스것 (musukes).

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)
  • IPA(key)[muʌ̹t̚]
  • Phonetic Hangul[무얻]
Revised Romanization? mueot
Revised Romanization (translit.)? mueos
McCune–Reischauer? muŏt
Yale Romanization? mues

Pronoun

무엇 • (mueot)

  1. (interrogative pronoun) what - used in questions
    이게 뭐예요?
    Ige mwoyeyo?
    What is this?
    뭐라고 했어요?
    Mworago haesseoyo?
    What did [you] say?
  2. something, anything
    무엇인가가 실제와 다른 것처럼 주장하거나 행동하다.
    Mueodin-gaga siljewa dareun geotcheoreom jujanghageona haengdonghada.
    to claim that or act as if something is different from what it actually is
    뭐 먹었어요?
    Mwo meogeosseoyo?
    Have (you) eaten something?

See also

As object:

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