애초

Korean

Etymology

Middle Korean 아ᅀᅵ (azi, “beginning”) + 초 (chwo) (初). First element is perhaps also found in 아사달 (阿斯達, asadal, “capital city of Gojoseon”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɛt͡ɕʰo̞] ~ [e̞t͡ɕʰo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [애초/에초]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?aecho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?aecho
McCune–Reischauer?aech'o
Yale Romanization?ay.cho

Noun

애초 • (aecho)

  1. beginning, start

Further reading

  • 애초 in dictionaries at daum.net
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