요

Etymology 2
derived from with a yang vowel introduced for sound-symbolic diminutiveness.

Determiner

 * 1)  this (little)

Etymology 3
from. Whether Korean lenited the final to  as part of its general leniting process, or whether the Middle Chinese source was a late variety that had already lenited the plosive codas to  or  which was then borrowed as, is disputed.

Noun

 * 1) a blanket on which one sleeps, often used in Korea in lieu of beds

Etymology 4
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Prefix

 * 1)  required, necessary

Suffix

 * 1)  required, necessary

Usage notes
The prefix is not spaced, but the suffix often is.

Etymology 5
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Noun

 * 1)  urine

Etymology 6
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Proper noun

 * 1)  the Liao, a medieval Khitan empire

Usage notes

 * As with all historical Chinese polities with a single-character name, the Liao are usually referred to with the suffix as  outside of formal contexts.

Etymology 7
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Etymology 8
Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters, from, , , or.

Etymology 9
South Korean reading of various Chinese characters in isolation or as the first element of a compound, and also the reading in most dialects in 1945, excluding and. From  or. When preceded by another character in a compound, they retain the original form.

In the North Korean standard, they are always read as.

Etymology 10
South Korean reading of various Chinese characters in isolation or as the first element of a compound, and also the reading in most dialects in 1945, excluding and. From  or. When preceded by another character in a compound, they retain the original form.

In the North Korean standard, they are always read as.