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U+C5B4, 어
HANGUL SYLLABLE EO
Composition: +

[U+C5B3]
Hangul Syllables
[U+C5B5]




얘 ←→ 에
See also: -어 and

Korean

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Etymology 1

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Imitative. Compare English uh-huh.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eo
McCune–Reischauer?ŏ
Yale Romanization?e

Interjection

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Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form (eo)
Yang-form (a)

(eo)

  1. uh-huh, yes
  2. ah!, oh!; conveys surprise, urgency, or strong emotion
  3. huh?; conveys confusion
Usage notes
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  • (yes): Korean has a number of words for "yes". (ye) is highly polite and formal, appropriate in an interview; (ne) is polite but less formal, appropriate in a conversation with parents; and (eung) and (eo) are plain and non-formal, appropriate in a conversation with friends. Among the latter two, (eung) has a more strongly positive sense than (eo).
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from (language).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eo
McCune–Reischauer?ŏ
Yale Romanization?e

Suffix

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—어 (-eo) (hanja )

  1. language, lect
    한국 (han'guk, Korea) + ‎ (eo) → ‎한국어 (han'gugeo, Korean)
    외계 (oegye, outer space) + ‎ (eo) → ‎외계어 (oegyeeo, alien language)
    체로키 (cheroki, Cherokee) + ‎ (eo) → ‎체로키어 (cherokieo, Cherokee language)
    사회 (sahoe, society) + ‎ (eo) → ‎사회어 (sahoeeo, sociolect)
See also
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Etymology 3

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Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eo
McCune–Reischauer?ŏ
Yale Romanization?e

Noun

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(eo) (hanja )

  1. (historical) yu, a tiger-shaped percussion instrument

Etymology 4

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Suffix

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—어 (-eo)

  1. See the entry at (-eo).

Etymology 5

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Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

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(eo)