통역

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 通譯, from 通 (“connect”) + 譯 (“interpret”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtʰo̞(ː)ŋjʌ̹k̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [통(ː)역]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?tong'yeok
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?tong'yeog
    McCune–Reischauer?t'ongyŏk
    Yale Romanization?thōngyek

    Noun

    통역 • (tong'yeok) (hanja 通譯)

    1. interpretation
    2. interpreter

    Derived terms

    • 동시통역 (dongsitong'yeok)
    • 통역사 (tong'yeoksa)
    • 통역자 (tong'yeokja)
    • 통역하다 (tong'yeokhada)

    References

    • National institute of the Korean language : Standard Korean language dictionary‎[1], 31 October 2021 (last accessed)
    • National institute of the Korean language : Korean-English learner's dictionary‎[2], 31 October 2021 (last accessed)
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