혼혈아

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 混血兒.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	honhyeora
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	honhyeol'a
McCune–Reischauer?	honhyŏra
Yale Romanization?	hōn.hyel.a

Noun

혼혈아 • (honhyeora) (hanja 混血兒)

1. person of mixed race, half-breed, mulatto