애완묘

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 愛玩 (“caring for”) + 猫 (“cat”).

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    애완묘 • (aewanmyo) (hanja 愛玩猫)

    1. a pet cat
      Synonym: 반려묘(伴侶猫) (ballyeomyo)

    See also

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