타원

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 楕圓

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈtʰa̠(ː)wʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [타(ː)원]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	tawon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	tawon
McCune–Reischauer?	t'awŏn
Yale Romanization?	thāwen

Noun

타원 • (tawon) (hanja 楕圓)

1. an ellipse