유인원

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 類人猿, from 類 (“resemblance”) + 人 (“human”) + 猿 (“monkey; ape”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈju(ː)inwʌ̹n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [유(ː)이눤]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?yuinwon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?yuin'won
    McCune–Reischauer?yuinwŏn
    Yale Romanization?yūin.wen

    Noun

    유인원 • (yuinwon) (hanja 類人猿)

    1. ape
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