여과

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 濾過, from 濾 (“cleaning”) + 過 (“passing”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)ɡwa̠]
    • Phonetic hangul: [여(ː)과]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?yeogwa
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeogwa
    McCune–Reischauer?yŏgwa
    Yale Romanization?yēkwa
    South Korean
    Standard Language         		여과(濾過) (yeogwa)
    North Korean
    Standard Language         		려과(濾過) (ryeogwa)

    Noun

    여과 • (yeogwa) (hanja 濾過)

    1. filtration

    Derived terms

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