시조조
Korean
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 始祖鳥, from 始祖 (“first ancestor”) + 鳥 (“bird”)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɕʰi(ː)d͡ʑo̞d͡ʑo̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [시(ː)조조]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | sijojo |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sijojo |
| McCune–Reischauer? | sijojo |
| Yale Romanization? | sīcoco |
Noun
[edit]- Synonym of 시조새 (sijosae, “archeopteryx”)