애완묘

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 愛玩 (“caring for”) + 猫 (“cat”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɛ(ː)wa̠nmjo] ~ [ˈe̞(ː)wa̠nmjo]
• Phonetic hangul: [애(ː)완묘/에(ː)완묘]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	aewanmyo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	aewanmyo
McCune–Reischauer?	aewanmyo
Yale Romanization?	āywanmyo

Noun

애완묘 • (aewanmyo) (hanja 愛玩猫)

1. a pet cat

   Synonym: 반려묘(伴侶猫) (ballyeomyo)

Related terms

• 애묘(愛猫) (aemyo)

See also

• 애완견(愛玩犬) (aewan'gyeon, “pet dog”)
• 애완조(愛玩鳥) (aewanjo, “pet bird”)