시조조

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 始祖鳥, from 始祖 (“first ancestor”) + 鳥 (“bird”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɕʰi(ː)d͡ʑo̞d͡ʑo̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [시(ː)조조]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?sijojo
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?sijojo
    McCune–Reischauer?sijojo
    Yale Romanization?sīcoco

    Noun

    시조조 • (sijojo) (hanja 始祖鳥)

    1. synonym of 시조새 (sijosae, “archeopteryx”)
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