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겨우

겨우

Korean

Adverb

겨우 • ‎(gyeou)

  1. barely
  2. with difficulty

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kjʌ̹u/
  • Phonetic hangeul: 겨우
Romanizations
Revised transcription gyeou
Revised transliteration gyeou
McCune–Reischauer kyŏu
Yale kyewu

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