아무

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 아〯모〮 (Yale: ǎmwó).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈa̠(ː)mu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [아(ː)무]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?amu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?amu
McCune–Reischauer?amu
Yale Romanization?āmu

Determiner

아무 • (amu)

  1. any

Pronoun

아무 • (amu)

  1. anyone
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