-오-

See also: and -오

Korean

Etymology

See the main entry.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?o
Revised Romanization (translit.)?o
McCune–Reischauer?o
Yale Romanization?o

Suffix

-오- • (-o-)

  1. allomorphic form of -으옵- (-euop-, self-deferential suffix), used after vowels or (l) and before a vowel, including an underlying epenthetical vowel.
    ha-o-ni
    다름이 아니dareum-i ani-o-ra

Usage notes

Middle Korean

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Harmonic pair
Yin-form -우〮- (-wú-)
Yang-form 오〮 (-wó-)

Suffix

오〮 (-wó-)

  1. Yang-vowel form of -우〮- (-wú-, modulator suffix)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /(ɣ)ó/
Harmonic pair
Yin-form -우〮- (-(G)wú-)
Yang-form 오〮 (-(G)wó-)

Suffix

-오〮- (-(G)wó-)

  1. Yang-vowel form of -우〮- (-wú-, causative suffix)