경어

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 敬語 (“honorific”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkjɘ(ː)ŋʌ̹]
    • Phonetic hangul: [경(ː)어]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gyeong'eo
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeong'eo
    McCune–Reischauer?kyŏngŏ
    Yale Romanization?kyēnge

    Noun

    경어 • (gyeong'eo) (hanja 敬語)

    1. honorific

    Synonyms

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