통역

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 通譯, from 通 (“connect”) + 譯 (“interpret”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	tong'yeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	tong'yeog
McCune–Reischauer?	t'ongyŏk
Yale Romanization?	thōngyek

Noun

통역 • (tong'yeok) (hanja 通譯)

1. interpretation
2. interpreter

Derived terms

• 동시통역 (dongsitong'yeok)
• 통역사 (tong'yeoksa)
• 통역자 (tong'yeokja)
• 통역하다 (tong'yeokhada)

 

References

• National institute of the Korean language : Standard Korean language dictionary‎^[1], 2021 October 31 (last accessed)
• National institute of the Korean language : Korean-English learner's dictionary‎^[2], 2021 October 31 (last accessed)