윷

윷 U+C737, 윷
HANGUL SYLLABLE YUC
Composition:ㅇ + ㅠ + ㅊ
← 윶
[U+C736] 		Hangul Syllables 윸 →
[U+C738]
유육윢윣윤윥윦
윧율윩윪윫윬윭
윮윯윰윱윲윳윴
융윶윷윸윹윺윻
위 ←→ 으

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean ᅀᅲᆺ (Yale: zyus).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ju(ː)t̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [윧(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yut
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yuch
McCune–Reischauer?yut
Yale Romanization?yūch

Noun

윷 • (yut)

  1. Yut, a traditional Korean board game.
  2. abbreviation of 윷짝 (yutjjak, “Yut sticks”)
  3. abbreviation of 윷가락 (yutgarak, “Yut sticks”)
  4. 4 points (made by a cast of yut sticks).

Synonyms

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