애초

Korean

Etymology

Middle Korean 아ᅀᅵ (azi, “beginning”) + 초 (chwo) (初). First element is perhaps also found in 아사달 (阿斯達, asadal, “capital city of Gojoseon”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɛt͡ɕʰo̞] ~ [e̞t͡ɕʰo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [애초/에초]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	aecho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	aecho
McCune–Reischauer?	aech'o
Yale Romanization?	ay.cho

Noun

애초 • (aecho)

1. beginning, start

Further reading

• 애초 in dictionaries at daum.net