스스로

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Korean 스싀〮로〮 (susúy-lwó, “by oneself”), from Old Korean 自衣以 (SUSuy-lwo), from 自衣 (SUSuy, “oneself”) + 以 (-lwo, “by”, instrumental marker). The independent noun survived into fifteenth-century Middle Korean but is now lost.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰɯsʰɯɾo̞]
Phonetic hangul: [스스로]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	seuseuro
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	seuseulo
McCune–Reischauer^?	sŭsŭro
Yale Romanization^?	susulo

Adverb

스스로 • (seuseuro)

by oneself, on one's own, without assistance

Pronoun

스스로 • (seuseuro)

oneself