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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 始祖鳥, from 始祖 (“first ancestor”) + 鳥 (“bird”)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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| Revised Romanization? | sijojo |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sijojo |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | sijojo |
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| Yale Romanization? | sīcoco |
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Noun
시조조 • (sijojo) (hanja 始祖鳥)
- Synonym of 시조새 (sijosae, “archeopteryx”)