연소

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹nsʰo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [연소]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeonso
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeonso
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏnso
Yale Romanization?	yenso

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 燃燒 (“combust”).

Noun

연소 • (yeonso) (hanja 燃燒)

1. combustion

   완전연소 ― wanjeonyeonso ― complete combustion

   연소반응 ― yeonsobaneung ― combustion reaction

   액면연소 ― aengmyeonyeonso ― surface combustion of liquid fuels

Derived terms

• 연소(燃燒)되다 (yeonsodoeda)
• 연소(燃燒)시키다 (yeonsosikida)
• 연소(燃燒)하다 (yeonsohada)

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 年少 (“youth”).

Root

South Korean Standard Language	연소(年少) (yeonso)
North Korean Standard Language	년소(年少) (nyeonso)

연소 • (yeonso) (hanja 年少)

1. Root of 연소(年少)하다 (yeonsohada, “to be young”). Rarely used alone.