엿

엿 U+C5FF, 엿
HANGUL SYLLABLE YEOS
Composition:ㅇ + ㅕ + ㅅ
Dubeolsik input:d-u-t
← 엾
[U+C5FE] 		Hangul Syllables 였 →
[U+C600]

Korean
여역엮엯연엱엲
엳열엵엶엷엸엹
엺엻염엽엾엿였
영옂옃옄옅옆옇
에 ←→ 예
Yeot street vendor in Seoul, Korea.

Etymology 1

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 엿 (yes).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[jʌ̹t̚]
  • Phonetic Hangul[엳]
Revised Romanization? yeot
Revised Romanization (translit.)? yeos
McCune–Reischauer? yŏt
Yale Romanization? yes

Noun

엿 • (yeot)

  1. yeot: a kind of Korean traditional confectionery
    엿 먹어라/먹어 ― yeot meogeora/meogeo ― (vulgar) fuck you; literally “eat yeot”
    엿을 먹이다 ― yeoseul meogida ― (slang) to screw someone over; literally “to make someone eat yeot”
Usage notes
  • In Korean slang, yeot often carries an insulting meaning similar to English fuck, for instance the two examples above. This may stem from the resemblance of the appearance of a yeot stick to that of a penis. Throwing yeot candy at someone is akin to shoe-tossing in the Arab world.
Synonyms
  • 이당 (飴餹, idang)
Derived terms
  • 엿가락 (yeotgarak)
  • 엿가래 (yeotgarae)
  • 엿가위 (yeotgawi)
  • 엿강정 (yeotgangjeong)
  • 엿경단 (—瓊團, yeotgyeongdan)
  • 엿기름 (yeotgireum)
  • 엿길금 (yeotgilgeum)
  • 엿단쇠 (yeotdansoe)
  • 엿당 (—糖, yeotdang)
  • 엿목판 (—木板, yeonmokpan)
  • 엿물 (yeonmul)
  • 엿반대기 (yeotbandaegi)
  • 엿밥 (yeotbap)
  • 엿방망이 (yeotbangmang-i)
  • 엿비지 (yeotbiji)
  • 엿자박 (yeotjabak)
  • 엿장수 (yeotjangsu)
  • 엿죽 (yeotjuk)
  • 엿죽방망이 (yeotjukbangmang-i)
  • 엿치기 (yeotchigi)
  • 갱엿 (gaeng-yeot)
  • 검은엿 (geomeunyeot)
  • 깨엿 (kkaeyeot)
  • 물엿 (muryeot)
  • 밤엿 (bamyeot)
  • 수수엿 (susuyeot)
  • 옥수수엿 (oksusuyeot)
  • 잣엿 (jadyeot)
  • 좁쌀엿 (jopssaryeot)
  • 콩엿 (kong-yeot)
  • 호박엿 (hobagyeot)
  • 흰엿 (huinyeot)
See also
  • 조청 (造淸, jocheong, “grain syrup”)

Etymology 2

First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 엿 (yes). Related to 여섯 (yeoseot).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[jʌ̹t̚]
  • Phonetic Hangul[엳]
Revised Romanization? yeot
Revised Romanization (translit.)? yeos
McCune–Reischauer? yŏt
Yale Romanization? yes

Determiner

엿 • (yeot)

  1. (used with classifiers such as 냥 (nyang), 되 (doe), 섬 (seom), and 짐 (jim)) six
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Compare the obsolete verb 엿— (yeot-).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[jɘːt̚]
  • Phonetic Hangul[엳:]
Revised Romanization? yeot
Revised Romanization (translit.)? yeos
McCune–Reischauer? yŏt
Yale Romanization? yēs

Prefix

엿 • (yeot)

  1. Attached to some verbs to convey the meaning of “secretly; stealthily; in secret”.
Derived terms
  • 엿보이다 (yeotboida)
  • 엿살피다 (yeotsalpida)
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