겨우

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Beonyeok nogeoldae (飜譯老乞大 / 번역노걸대), 1517, as Middle Korean 계우 (Yale: kyeywu).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyeou
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeou
McCune–Reischauer?kyŏu
Yale Romanization?kyewu

Adverb

겨우 • (gyeou)

  1. barely
  2. with difficulty