안와

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 眼窩 (“eye socket”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈa̠(ː)nwa̠]
    • Phonetic hangul: [아(ː)놔]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?anwa
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?an'wa
    McCune–Reischauer?anwa
    Yale Romanization?ān.wa

    Noun

    안와 • (anwa) (hanja 眼窩)

    1. eye socket

    Synonyms

    • 눈구멍 (nun'gumeong)
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