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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 肝油 (“liver oil”)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | ganyu |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gan'yu |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kanyu |
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| Yale Romanization? | kān.yu |
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Noun
간유 • (ganyu) (hanja 肝油)
- (cod-)liver oil
Synonyms
- 어간유 (魚肝油, eoganyu, “cod liver oil”)
- (North Korea) 물고기기름 (mulgogigireum)