계란
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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 鷄卵, from 鷄 (“chicken”) + 卵 (“egg”)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): ~
- Phonetic hangul:
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | gyeran |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gyelan |
| McCune–Reischauer? | kyeran |
| Yale Romanization? | kyeylan |
South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 계란의 / 계란에 / 계란까지
Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the first syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.
Noun
Synonyms
- 달걀 (dalgyal)