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아무래도

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Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Eorokhae (語錄解 / 어록해), 1652, as Early Modern Korean 아므려도 (Yale: amulyetwo).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈa̠(ː)muɾɛdo̞] ~ [ˈa̠(ː)muɾe̞do̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?amuraedo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?amulaedo
McCune–Reischauer?amuraedo
Yale Romanization?āmulayto

Adverb

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아무래도 (amuraedo)

  1. no matter what; anyway
  2. never
  3. eventually