아
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(see above for suffixes and particles)
See also: Appendix:Variations of "a"
| 아악앆앇안앉않 앋알앍앎앏앐앑 앒앓암압앖앗았 앙앚앛앜앝앞앟 | |
| 씨 ← | → 애 |
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Cia-Cia
Numeral
아 (a)
- one; prenominal form of 이세
- 아 미아 ― a-mia ― one person
References
- Van den Berg, Rene (1991). "Preliminary Notes on the Cia-Cia Language," in Excursies in Celebes, pp. 305-324.
- Lee, Hwang & Abidin (2009). 바하사 찌아찌아 1. Hunminjeongeum Society: Seoul.
Korean
Etymology 1
Imitative; compare English ah, Chinese 啊 (ā), Japanese ああ (ā).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [a̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [아]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | a |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | a |
| McCune–Reischauer? | a |
| Yale Romanization? | a |
Interjection
아 • (a)
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 我, from the Middle Korean reading 아〯 (Yale: ǎ), from Middle Chinese 我 (MC ngaX).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [a̠(ː)]
- Phonetic hangul: [아(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
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| Revised Romanization? | a |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | a |
| McCune–Reischauer? | a |
| Yale Romanization? | ā |
Noun
아 • (a) (hanja 我)
- (literary, philosophy) the ego; the self
- 1931, Sin Chaeho, 신채호(申采浩), “總論 [Introduction]”, in 朝鮮上古史 (Joseon sanggosa) [Ancient history of Korea]:
Pronoun
아 • (a) (hanja 我)
Derived terms
- See the hanja entry at 我 for Sino-Korean compounds of (我, a).
Etymology 3
Noun
아 • (a)
- Gyeongsang, Gangwon, and Yukjin form of 아이 (ai, “child, kid”)
- 1982 January 31, 현진식 [hyeonjinsik], “거짓말 잘하는 사위 구하기 [geojinmal jalhaneun sawi guhagi]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye][1], 경상남도 의령군 정곡면 [gyeongsangnamdo uiryeonggun jeonggongmyeon]:
Derived terms
- 얼라 (eolla, “child”)
Etymology 4
Korean reading of various Chinese characters.
Syllable
아 • (a)
More information
See also
- See all entries that begin with 아