와

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

Etymology

Cognate to Korean 와 (wa).

Pronunciation

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽wa⫽
• (Jeju City) IPA^(key): [wa]
• Phonetic hangul: [와]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	wa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	wa
Yale Romanization?	wa

Interjection

와 (wa)

1. An expression of surprise or amazement.

Korean

Etymology 1

Sound-symbolic; compare English wow, French ouah.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [wa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [와]

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

Interjection

와 • (wa)

1. whoa, wow, hurrah; an interjection of surprise or excitement.

   와, 여름이다! ― wa, yeoreum-ida! ― Hurray, it's summer!

Etymology 2

Verb

와 • (wa)

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

Etymology 3

Adverb

와 • (wa)

1. Gyeongsang form of 왜 (wae, “why”).

Etymology 4

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

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))