연옥
Appearance
Korean
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 煉獄, from 煉 (“to refine”) + 獄 (“prison”)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)no̞k̚]
- Phonetic hangul: [여(ː)녹]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | yeonok |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yeon'og |
McCune–Reischauer? | yŏnok |
Yale Romanization? | yēn.ok |