매우

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Sin'gan guhwang chwaryo (新刊救荒撮要 / 신간구황촬요), 1660, as Early Modern Korean ᄆᆡ오 (Yale: moywo), combination of ᄆᆡᆸ (moyp) + suffix -오 (o). After the mid-15th century, ㅸ (ㅸ) changed to ㅗ (o), ㅜ (u) before a vowel other than ㅣ (i). See also 맵다 (maepda) and ㅸ (ㅸ).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mae'u
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mae'u
McCune–Reischauer?maeu
Yale Romanization?maywu

Adverb

매우 • (mae'u)

  1. very, extremely
    그는 그의 판촉 활동에 매우 들떠 있었다.
    geuneun geuui panchok hwaldong'e mae'u deultteo isseotda.
    He was very excited about his promotion.

See also
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