좌위

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 左衛.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕwa̠(ː)ɥi] ~ [ˈt͡ɕwa̠(ː)y]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jwawi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jwawi
McCune–Reischauer?chwawi
Yale Romanization?cwāwi

Noun

좌위 • (jwawi) (hanja 左衛)

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Etymology 2

    Sino-Korean word from 座位. orthographic borrowing from Japanese 座位(ざい) (zai).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕwa̠ɥi] ~ [t͡ɕwa̠y]
    • Phonetic hangul: []
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?jwawi
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?jwawi
    McCune–Reischauer?chwawi
    Yale Romanization?cwawi

    Noun

    좌위 • (jwawi) (hanja 座位)

    1. seat
    2. posing of sitting
    3. sitting sex position