우리

Korean

Alternative forms

  • (Abbreviation) 울 (ul)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[uɾi]
  • Phonetic Hangul[우리]
Revised Romanization? uri
Revised Romanization (translit.)? uli
McCune–Reischauer? uri
Yale Romanization? wuli

Etymology 1

First attested in the Yongbi eocheonga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 우리 (wuli). Starostin derived this word from Proto-Altaic *bĭ̀, with irregular loss of initial b-.

Pronoun

우리 • (uri)

  1. we, us
  2. our
  3. (when referring to one's own family members) my
    우리 어머니는 이번 주에 마을에 계십니다.
    Uri eomeonineun ibeon jue ma-eure gyesimnida.
    My mother is in town this week.
Usage notes

우리 (uri) often translates best into English as “my”:

  • 우리 집 (uri jip): “my house” (literally, “our house”)
  • 우리 남편 (uri nampyeon): “my husband” (literally, “our husband”)

Etymology 2

Noun

우리 • (uri)

  1. cage, pen, coop
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