왼
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Korean
| 외왹왺왻왼왽왾 왿욀욁욂욃욄욅 욆욇욈욉욊욋욌 욍욎욏욐욑욒욓 | |
| 왜 ← | → 요 |
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Etymology 1
First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 왼 (Yale: woyn).
Originally the adnominal form of the now lost Middle Korean adjectival verb 외다 (Yale: woyta) "to be wrong"; compare to 오른 (oreun), English right.
Usage notes
- 왼쪽 (oenjjok) is used today instead of 왼 (oen).
Antonyms
- 오른 (oreun): (no predication) right, right-hand
- 바른 (bareun): right, right-hand
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Compare Gyeongsang, Hamgyong dialectal 왠 (waen).
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