푸

푸 U+D478, 푸
HANGUL SYLLABLE PU
Composition:ㅍ + ㅜ
← 푷
[U+D477] 		Hangul Syllables 푹 →
[U+D479]
푸푹푺푻푼푽푾
푿풀풁풂풃풄풅
풆풇품풉풊풋풌
풍풎풏풐풑풒풓
표 ←→ 풔

Korean

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pu
McCune–Reischauer?p'u
Yale Romanization?phu

Interjection

푸 • (pu)

  1. (onomatopoeia) whew, phew (whistling)
    Synonyms: 휴 (hyu), 아휴 (ahyu), 우 (u), 후우 (huu)
    푸, 힘든 하루였다! ― Pu, himdeun haru-yeotda! ― Phew, what a day it was!

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pʰu(ː)]
  • Phonetic hangul: [푸(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pu
McCune–Reischauer?p'u
Yale Romanization?phū

Root

푸 • (pu)

  1. Root of 푸하다 (puhada, “swollen, bulging; untidy”). Rarely used alone.

Middle Korean

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA(key): /pʰu/

Noun

푸 (phwu)

  1. store, shop
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