애교

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 愛嬌 (“charms”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɛ(ː)ɡjo] ~ [ˈe̞(ː)ɡjo]
    • Phonetic hangul: [애(ː)교/에(ː)교]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?aegyo
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?aegyo
    McCune–Reischauer?aegyo
    Yale Romanization?āykyo

    Noun

    애교 • (aegyo) (hanja 愛嬌)

    1. attractiveness, charms, winsomeness (usually of women)
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