와

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와 U+C640, 와
HANGUL SYLLABLE WA
Composition:ㅇ + ㅘ
← 옿
[U+C63F] 		Hangul Syllables 왁 →
[U+C641]
와왁왂왃완왅왆
왇왈왉왊왋왌왍
왎왏왐왑왒왓왔
왕왖왗왘왙왚왛
오 ←→ 왜
See also: -와

Jeju

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Etymology

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Cognate to Korean 와 (wa).

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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와 (wa)

  1. An expression of surprise or amazement.

Korean

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Etymology 1

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Sound-symbolic; compare English wow, French ouah.

Pronunciation

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

Interjection

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와 • (wa)

  1. whoa, wow, hurrah; an interjection of surprise or excitement.
    와, 여름-이다! ― Wa, yeoreum-ida! ― Hurray, it's summer!

Etymology 2

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Verb

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와 • (wa)

  1. infinitive of 오다 (oda): see 오다 (oda), -어 (-eo).

Etymology 3

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Adverb

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와 • (wa)

  1. Gyeongsang form of 왜 (wae, “why”).

Etymology 4

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Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

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와 (wa)

More information
  1. 瓦:
    (MC reading: 瓦 (MC ngwaeX|ngwaeH))
  2. 臥:
    (MC reading: 臥 (MC ngwaH))
  3. 渦:
    (MC reading: 渦 (MC kwa|'wa))
  4. 窩:
    (MC reading: 窩)
  5. 窪:
    (MC reading: 窪 (MC 'wae))
  6. 蛙:
    (MC reading: 蛙 (MC 'wea|'wae))
  7. 蝸:
    (MC reading: 蝸 (MC kwea|kwae))
  8. 訛:
    (MC reading: 訛 (MC ngwa))
  9. 哇:
    (MC reading: 哇 (MC 'ea|'wae))
  10. 囮:
    (MC reading: 囮 (MC ngwa|yuw))
  11. 婐:
    (MC reading: 婐 (MC kwae|'waX))
  12. 枙:
    (MC reading: 枙)
  13. 洼:
    (MC reading: 洼 (MC kwej|'ea|'wae))
  14. 猧:
    (MC reading: 猧)
  15. 窊:
    (MC reading: 窊 (MC 'wae|'waeH))
  16. 萵:
    (MC reading: 萵)
  17. 譌:
    (MC reading: 譌 (MC ngwa))
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