엿

See also: -엿

엿 U+C5FF, 엿 HANGUL SYLLABLE YEOS Composition: ㅇ + ㅕ + ㅅ ← 엾 [U+C5FE] Hangul Syllables 였 → [U+C600]

여역엮엯연엱엲 엳열엵엶엷엸엹 엺엻염엽엾엿였 영옂옃옄옅옆옇
에 ←	→ 예

Korean

Yeot street vendor in Seoul, Korea.

Etymology 1

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 엿〮 (Yale: yés).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹t̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [엳]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeot
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeos
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏt
Yale Romanization?	yes

Noun

엿 • (yeot)

1. yeot: a kind of Korean traditional confectionery

   Synonym: (rare) 이당(飴餹) (idang)

   엿 먹어라/먹어

   yeot meogeora/meogeo

   (vulgar) fuck you; literally “eat yeot”

   엿을 먹이다

   yeoseul meogida

   (slang) to screw someone over; literally “to make someone eat yeot”

Usage notes

In Korean slang, yeot often carries an insulting meaning similar to English fuck, for instance the two examples above. This may stem from the resemblance of the appearance of a yeot stick to that of a penis. Throwing yeot candy at someone is akin to shoe-tossing in the Arab world.

Derived terms

• 갱엿 (gaeng'yeot)
• 검은엿 (geomeunyeot)
• 깨엿 (kkaeyeot)
• 물엿 (muryeot)
• 밤엿 (bamyeot)
• 수수엿 (susuyeot)
• 엿가락 (yeotgarak)
• 엿가래 (yeotgarae)
• 엿가위 (yeotgawi)
• 엿강정 (yeotgangjeong)
• 엿경단 (—瓊團, yeotgyeongdan)
• 엿기름 (yeotgireum)
• 엿길금 (yeotgilgeum)
• 엿단쇠 (yeotdansoe)
• 엿당 (—糖, yeotdang)
• 엿목판 (—木板, yeonmokpan)
• 엿물 (yeonmul)
• 엿반대기 (yeotbandaegi)
• 엿밥 (yeotbap)
• 엿방망이 (yeotbangmang'i)
• 엿비지 (yeotbiji)
• 엿자박 (yeotjabak)
• 엿장수 (yeotjangsu)
• 엿죽 (yeotjuk)
• 엿죽방망이 (yeotjukbangmang'i)
• 엿치기 (yeotchigi)
• 옥수수엿 (oksusuyeot)
• 잣엿 (jadyeot)
• 좁쌀엿 (jopssaryeot)
• 콩엿 (kong'yeot)
• 호박엿 (hobagyeot)
• 흰엿 (huinyeot)

See also

• 조청(造淸) (jocheong, “grain syrup”)

Etymology 2

First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 엿 (Yale: yes). Related to 여섯 (yeoseot).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹t̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [엳]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeot
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeos
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏt
Yale Romanization?	yes

Determiner

엿 • (yeot)

1. (used with classifiers such as 냥(兩) (nyang), 되 (doe), 섬 (seom), and 짐 (jim)) six

Derived terms

• 엿새 (yeotsae)