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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 |
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Revised Romanization? | pyeeo |
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Revised Romanization (translit.)? | pyeeo |
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McCune–Reischauer? | p'yeŏ |
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Yale Romanization? | phyēy.e |
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Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 肺魚, from 肺 (“lung”) + 魚 (“fish”)
Noun
폐어 • (pyeeo) (hanja 肺魚)
- lungfish
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 廢語, from 廢 (“obsolete”) + 語 (“language; word”)
Noun
폐어 • (pyeeo) (hanja 廢語)
- obsolete word; paleologism