고어

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 古語.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈko̞(ː)ʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [고(ː)어]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	go'eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	go'eo
McCune–Reischauer?	koŏ
Yale Romanization?	kōe

Noun

고어 • (go'eo) (hanja 古語)

1. archaism
2. language of former times

Synonyms

• 옛말 (yenmal)