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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 副 (“assist”) + 統 (“commanding”) + 領 (“commanding”)
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? | butongnyeong |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | butonglyeong |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | put'ongnyŏng |
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| Yale Romanization? | pū.thonglyeng |
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Noun
부통령 • (butongnyeong) (hanja 副統領)
- vice president of a country
- 대통령 (daetongnyeong, “president”)