# 아

| 아 | U+C544, &#50500; HANGUL SYLLABLE A |
| Composition: | ㅇ + ㅏ |
| ← 앃 [U+C543] | Hangul Syllables | 악 → [U+C545] |
| ㈕ | U+3215, &#12821; PARENTHESIZED HANGUL IEUNG A |
| ← ㈔ [U+3214] | Enclosed CJK Letters and Months | ㈖ → [U+3216] |
| ㉵ | U+3275, &#12917; CIRCLED HANGUL IEUNG A |
| ← ㉴ [U+3274] | Enclosed CJK Letters and Months | ㉶ → [U+3276] |
(see above for suffixes and particles)
아악앆앇안앉않 앋알앍앎앏앐앑 앒앓암압앖앗았 앙앚앛앜앝앞앟 :
| 씨 ← | → 애 |

## Cia-Cia
### Numeral

아 (a)
* one; prenominal form of 이세
    아 미아 ― a-mia ― one person

### References

* Van den Berg, Rene (1991). "Preliminary Notes on the Cia-Cia Language," in Excursies in Celebes, pp. 305-324.
* Lee, Hwang & Abidin (2009). 바하사 찌아찌아 1. Hunminjeongeum Society: Seoul.

## Korean
### Etymology 1

Imitative; compare English ah, Chinese 啊 (ā), Japanese ああ (ā).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [a̠]
* Phonetic hangul: [아]

#### Interjection

아 • (a)
* ah; oh
    아, 제가 실수했네요! ― a, je-ga silsuhaenneyo! ― Ah, I made a mistake!

### Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 我, from the Middle Korean reading 아〯 (Yale: ǎ), from Middle Chinese 我 (MC ngaX).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [a̠(ː)]
* Phonetic hangul: [아(ː)]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

#### Noun

아 • (a) (hanja 我)
* (literary, philosophy) the ego; the self
** 1931, Sin Chaeho, 신채호(申采浩), “總(총)論(론) [Introduction]”, in 朝(조)鮮(선)上(상)古(고)史(사) (Joseon sanggosa) [Ancient history of Korea]:歷(역)史(사)란 무엇인가? 人(인)類(류) 社(사)會(회)의 我(아)와 非(비)我(아)의 鬪(투)爭(쟁) […]Yeoksa-ran mueos-in'ga? Illyu sahoe-ui a-wa bia-ui tujaeng […] What is meant by the word "history"? [It is the record of] the fight between the "ego" and the "non-ego" of human society [that has] […]

#### Pronoun

아 • (a) (hanja 我)
* (archaic Literary Chinese-style Korean) I; me
* (archaic Literary Chinese-style Korean) we; us; our
** 1919, 己(기)未(미)獨(독)立(립)宣(선)言(언)書(서) (Gimi dongnip seoneonseo) [Proclamation of Korean Independence]:吾(오)等(등)은 玆(자)에 我(아) 朝(조)鮮(선)의 獨(독)立(립)國(국)임과 朝(조)鮮(선)人(인)의 自(자)主(주)民(민)임을 宣(선)言(언)하노라 […]odeung-eun ja-e a Joseon-ui dongnipgugim-gwa joseonin-ui jajuminim-eul seoneon-hanora […] We herewith proclaim the independence of our Korea and the liberty of the Korean people.

#### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 我 for Sino-Korean compounds of 아 (我, a).

### Etymology 3
#### Noun

아 • (a)
* Gyeongsang, Gangwon, and Yukjin form of 아이 (ai, “child, kid”).
** 1982 January 31, 현진식 [hyeonjinsik], “거짓말 잘하는 사위 구하기 [geojinmal jalhaneun sawi guhagi]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎, 경상남도 의령군 정곡면 [gyeongsangnamdo uiryeonggun jeonggongmyeon]:그래 대감의 성질이 어떻냐 할 겉으머, 대략 이 아를, 이 사람을 들온 거를 말이지...Geurae daegam-ui seongjir-i eotteon-nya hal geoteumeo, daeryak i a-reul, i saram-eul deuron georeul mari-ji...If you wonder what this lord's temper was like, [once] this child, this person once went inside...

##### Derived terms

* 얼라 (eolla, “child”)

### Etymology 4

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

#### Syllable

아 • (a)
* 丫:
    (MC reading: 丫 (MC 'ae))
* 亜:
    (MC reading: 亜)
* 亞:
    (MC reading: 亞 (MC 'aeH))
* 俄:
    (MC reading: 俄 (MC nga))
* 俹:
    (MC reading: 俹 (MC 'aeH))
* 偎:
    (MC reading: 偎 (MC 'woj))
* 児:
    (MC reading: 児)
* 兒:
    (MC reading: 兒 (MC nye|ngej))
* 厊:
    (MC reading: 厊 (MC ngaeX))
* 哦:
    (MC reading: 哦 (MC nga))
* 唖:
    (MC reading: 唖)
* 唲:
    (MC reading: 唲 (MC nye))
* 啊:
    (MC reading: 啊)
* 啞:
    (MC reading: 啞 (MC 'aeX|'aeH|'aek|'eak))
* 娥:
    (MC reading: 娥 (MC nga))
* 娿:
    (MC reading: 娿 (MC 'a|'aX))
* 婀:
    (MC reading: 婀 (MC 'aX))
* 峨:
    (MC reading: 峨 (MC nga))
* 峩:
    (MC reading: 峩)
* 崴:
    (MC reading: 崴 (MC 'weaj))
* 嵔:
    (MC reading: 嵔 (MC 'jw+jX|'wojX))
* 御:
    (MC reading: 御 (MC ngjoH))
* 我:
    (MC reading: 我 (MC ngaX))
* 歪:
    (MC reading: 歪)
* 渨:
    (MC reading: 渨 (MC 'woj))
* 煨:
    (MC reading: 煨 (MC 'woj))
* 牙:
    (MC reading: 牙 (MC ngae))
* 猗:
    (MC reading: 猗 (MC 'je|'jeX))
* 疴:
    (MC reading: 疴 (MC khaeH))
* 砑:
    (MC reading: 砑 (MC ngaeH))
* 碨:
    (MC reading: 碨 (MC 'weaj|'wojX))
* 磈:
    (MC reading: 磈 (MC 'jw+jX|khwojX))
* 笌:
    (MC reading: 笌)
* 聵:
    (MC reading: 聵 (MC ngweajH))
* 芽:
    (MC reading: 芽 (MC ngae))
* 莪:
    (MC reading: 莪 (MC nga))
* 蛾:
    (MC reading: 蛾 (MC nga|ngjeX))
* 衙:
    (MC reading: 衙 (MC ngjo|ngae|ngjoX))
* 訝:
    (MC reading: 訝 (MC ngaeH))
* 迓:
    (MC reading: 迓 (MC ngaeH))
* 錏:
    (MC reading: 錏 (MC 'ae))
* 阿:
    (MC reading: 阿 (MC 'a))
* 隗:
    (MC reading: 隗 (MC ngwojX))
* 雅:
    (MC reading: 雅 (MC ngaeX))
* 餓:
    (MC reading: 餓 (MC ngaH))
* 鴉:
    (MC reading: 鴉 (MC 'ae))
* 鵝:
    (MC reading: 鵝 (MC nga))
* 鵞:
    (MC reading: 鵞)

### See also

* See all entries that begin with 아