냉동

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 冷凍 (“freezing”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈnɛ(ː)ŋdo̞ŋ] ~ [ˈne̞(ː)ŋdo̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [냉(ː)동/넹(ː)동]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	naengdong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	naengdong
McCune–Reischauer?	naengdong
Yale Romanization?	nāyngtong

Noun

냉동 • (naengdong) (hanja 冷凍)

1. freezing

Further reading

• 냉동 in Korean-English Learners' Dictionary, National Institute of Korean Language, cc by-sa 2.0 kr.