조어

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 祖語.

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?jo'eo
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?jo'eo
    McCune–Reischauer?choŏ
    Yale Romanization?coe

    Noun

    조어 • (jo'eo) (hanja 祖語)

    1. (linguistics) proto-language

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 釣魚.

      Pronunciation

      • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕo̞(ː)ʌ̹]
      • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
        • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?jo'eo
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?jo'eo
      McCune–Reischauer?choŏ
      Yale Romanization?cōe

      Noun

      조어 • (jo'eo) (hanja 釣魚)

      1. (commercial) fishing
      Derived terms
      • 조어하다 (jo'eohada)

      Etymology 3

        Sino-Korean word from 造語.

        Pronunciation

        • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕo̞(ː)ʌ̹]
        • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
          • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
        Romanizations
        Revised Romanization?jo'eo
        Revised Romanization (translit.)?jo'eo
        McCune–Reischauer?choŏ
        Yale Romanization?cōe

        Noun

        조어 • (jo'eo) (hanja 造語)

        1. neologism, coinage
        Derived terms
        • 조어하다 (jo'eohada)