안구

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 眼球, from 眼 (“eye”) + 球 (“sphere, globe”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈa̠(ː)nɡu]
    • Phonetic hangul: [안(ː)구]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?an'gu
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?angu
    McCune–Reischauer?an'gu
    Yale Romanization?ānkwu

    Noun

    안구 • (an'gu) (hanja 眼球)

    1. eyeball
      Synonyms: 눈알 (nunal), 눈망울 (nunmang'ul)
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