조어

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 祖語.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jo'eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jo'eo
McCune–Reischauer?choŏ
Yale Romanization?coe

Noun

조어 (jo'eo) (hanja 祖語)

  1. (linguistics) proto-language

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 釣魚.

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?jo'eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jo'eo
McCune–Reischauer?choŏ
Yale Romanization?cōe

Noun

조어 (jo'eo) (hanja 釣魚)

  1. (commercial) fishing
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 造語.

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?jo'eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jo'eo
McCune–Reischauer?choŏ
Yale Romanization?cōe

Noun

조어 (jo'eo) (hanja 造語)

  1. neologism, coinage
Derived terms