-았-

았 U+C558, 았 HANGUL SYLLABLE ASS Composition: ㅇ + ㅏ + ㅆ ← 앗 [U+C557] Hangul Syllables 앙 → [U+C559]

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Korean 앗〮 (Yale: -ás-); see the main entry for more. Doublet of 아 있다 (-a itda).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [a̠t̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [앋]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	at
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ass
McCune–Reischauer?	at
Yale Romanization?	ass

Ablaut/harmonic pair

Yin-form	었 (-eot-)
Yang-form	았 (-at-)

Suffix

았 • (-at-)

1. Yang-vowel form of 었 (-eot-, past-tense suffix).