머리쓰개

Korean

Etymology

From 머리 (meori, head) +‎ 쓰개 (sseugae, thing to wear).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmɘ(ː)ɾis͈ɯɡɛ] ~ [ˈmɘ(ː)ɾis͈ɯɡe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?meorisseugae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?meoli'sseugae
McCune–Reischauer?mŏrissŭgae
Yale Romanization?mēli.ssukay

Noun

머리쓰개 • (meorisseugae)

  1. hat, cap