동요

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Korean

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
Revised Romanization?dong'yo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dong'yo
McCune–Reischauer?tongyo
Yale Romanization?tōngyo

Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from 童謠.

Noun

동요 (dong'yo) (hanja 童謠)

  1. children's song
    Synonym: 동가(童歌) (dongga)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 動搖.

Noun

동요 (dong'yo) (hanja 動搖)

  1. stir, agitation, ferment; fluctuation
  2. (North Korea) the class below 핵심(核心) (haeksim) and above 적대(敵對) (jeokdae)
Derived terms