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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.
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| Revised Romanization? | pogyeong |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | pogyeong |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | p'ogyŏng |
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| Yale Romanization? | phōkyeng |
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Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 包莖.
Noun
포경 • (pogyeong) (hanja 包莖)
- (medicine) phimosis
- (by extension) circumcision
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 捕鯨.
Noun
포경 • (pogyeong) (hanja 捕鯨)
- whaling
- Synonym: 고래잡이 (goraejabi)
Derived terms