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먼저

먼저

Korean

Adverb

먼저 • ‎(meonjeo)

  1. first in time or sequence

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheonga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as 몬저 (Yale: mwonce).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mʌ̹nd͡ʑʌ̹/
  • Phonetic hangeul: 먼저
Romanizations
Revised transcription meonjeo
Revised transliteration meonjeo
McCune–Reischauer mŏnjŏ
Yale mence

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