두어

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 두〯ᅀᅥ〯 (Yale: twǔzě), a compound of 둘 (twul, “two”) +‎ 서 (se, “three”, variant of 셓 (seyh)).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tuʌ̹]
Phonetic hangul: [두어]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	dueo
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	dueo
McCune–Reischauer^?	tuŏ
Yale Romanization^?	twue

Determiner

두어 • (dueo)

several, many
a couple of

Alternative forms

둬 (dwo) (contraction)

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