유인원

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 類人猿, from (resemblance) + (human) + (monkey; ape)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈju(ː)inwʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yuinwon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yuin'won
McCune–Reischauer?yuinwŏn
Yale Romanization?yūin.wen

Noun

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유인원 (yuinwon) (hanja 類人猿)

  1. ape