냉동

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 冷凍 (“freezing”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈnɛ(ː)ŋdo̞ŋ] ~ [ˈne̞(ː)ŋdo̞ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [냉(ː)동/넹(ː)동]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?naengdong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?naengdong
    McCune–Reischauer?naengdong
    Yale Romanization?nāyngtong

    Noun

    냉동 • (naengdong) (hanja 冷凍)

    1. freezing

    Further reading

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