미확인비행물체
Korean
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 미확인(未確認) (mihwagin, “unidentified”) + 비행(飛行) (bihaeng, “flying”) + 물체(物體) (mulche, “object”). Calque of English unidentified flying object.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmi(ː)βwa̠ɡin piɦɛŋ muʎt͡ɕʰe̞] ~ [ˈmi(ː)βwa̠ɡin piɦe̞ŋ muʎt͡ɕʰe̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [미(ː)화긴 비행 물체/미(ː)화긴 비헹 물체]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | mihwagin bihaeng mulche |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | mihwag'in bihaeng mulche |
| McCune–Reischauer? | mihwagin pihaeng mulch'e |
| Yale Romanization? | mīhwak.in pihayng mulchey |
Noun
[edit]미확인비행물체 • (mihwaginbihaengmulche) (hanja 未確認飛行物體)
- unidentified flying object; UFO
- Synonym: 유에프오 (yuepeuo)