소뇌

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 小腦.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰo̞(ː)nwe̞] ~ [ˈsʰo̞(ː)nø̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?sonoe
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?sonoe
    McCune–Reischauer?sonoe
    Yale Romanization?sōnoy

    Noun

    소뇌 • (sonoe) (hanja 小腦)

    1. (neuroanatomy) cerebellum