터

터	U+D130, 터 HANGUL SYLLABLE TEO

Composition:

ㅌ + ㅓ

← 턯
[U+D12F]

Hangul Syllables

턱 →
[U+D131]

턔 ←	→ 테
터턱턲턳턴턵턶 턷털턹턺턻턼턽 턾턿텀텁텂텃텄 텅텆텇텈텉텊텋

Korean

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tʰʌ̹]
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Phonetic hangul: [터]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	teo
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	teo
McCune–Reischauer^?	t'ŏ
Yale Romanization^?	the

Etymology 1

Of native Korean origin.

Noun

터 • (teo)

Derived terms

놀이터 (noriteo, “playground”)
빈터 (binteo, “empty space”)
빨래터 (ppallaeteo, “washing up place”)
샘터 (saemteo, “fountain”)
싸움터 (ssaumteo, “battlefield”)
일터 (ilteo, “workplace”)
장터 (jangteo, “marketplace”)
절터 (jeolteo, “site of a temple”)
집터 (jipteo, “site for a house”)

Related terms

터무니없다 (teomunieopda): to be groundless, unfounded

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Noun

터 • (teo)

(dependent) inference; intention, plan
출근 시간이라 사람 많을 텐데 (=터인데).
chulgeun siganira saram maneul tende (=teoinde).
I think it'll be crowded. It's rush hour!

이번엔 꼭 해내고 말 테야!
ibeonen kkok haenaego mal teya!
I will make it out this time!
(dependent) situation, circumstance
지난 밤에 한숨도 못 잔 터라 지금 몹시 피곤하다.
jinan bame hansumdo mot jan teora jigeum mopsi pigonhada.
I couldn't sleep a wink last night so I'm very tired now.

Usage notes

The dependent nouns cannot stand alone without any adjectives, and 터 (teo) usually takes an adjective clause suffixed with ㄹ (-l) or ㄴ (-n). Plus, it is often followed by the copula 이다 (-ida, “to be”), frequently contracted into 테다 (teda).

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