U+C26C, 쉬
HANGUL SYLLABLE SWI
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[U+C26B]
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[U+C26D]




쉐 ←→ 슈

Korean

Etymology 1

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ʃʰɥi(ː)] ~ [ʃʰy(ː)]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?swi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?swi
McCune–Reischauer?shwi
Yale Romanization?swī

Noun

• (swi)

  1. (childish) pee-pee, wee-wee

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ʃʰɥi(ː)] ~ [ʃʰy(ː)]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?swi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?swi
McCune–Reischauer?shwi
Yale Romanization?swī

Interjection

• (swi)

  1. shh, shoosh, swoosh

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ʃʰɥi(ː)] ~ [ʃʰy(ː)]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?swi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?swi
McCune–Reischauer?shwi
Yale Romanization?swī

Adverb

• (swi)

  1. Contraction of 쉬이 (swii, easily).

Etymology 4

First attested in the Yeogeo yuhae (譯語類解 / 역어유해), 1690, as Early Modern Korean  (Yale: swuy).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?swi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?swi
McCune–Reischauer?shwi
Yale Romanization?swi

Noun

• (swi)

  1. fly egg
    슬다swi-reul seulda(of a fly) to lay eggs
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