연옥
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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 煉獄, from 煉 (“to refine”) + 獄 (“prison”)
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? | yeonok |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yeon'og |
| McCune–Reischauer? | yŏnok |
| Yale Romanization? | yēn.ok |