이유

Korean

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈi(ː)ju]
    • (file)
  • Phonetic hangul: [이(ː)유]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?iyu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?iyu
McCune–Reischauer?iyu
Yale Romanization?ī.yu

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 理由.

Noun
South Korean
Standard Language		 이유(理由) (iyu)
North Korean
Standard Language		 리유(理由) (riyu)

이유 • (iyu) (hanja 理由)

  1. reason; cause
    이유 여하를 묻지 않다 ― iyu yeoha-reul mut-ji anta ― without getting into the whys and wherefores of the reasons

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 離乳.

Noun
South Korean
Standard Language		 이유(離乳) (iyu)
North Korean
Standard Language		 리유(離乳) (riyu)

이유 • (iyu) (hanja 離乳)

  1. weaning
Derived terms
verbs
  • 이유(離乳)되다 (iyudoeda)
  • 이유(離乳)하다 (iyuhada)
nouns
  • 이유기(離乳期) (iyugi)
  • 이유식(離乳食) (iyusik)
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