폐어

Korean

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpʰje̞(ː)ʌ̹] ~ [ˈpʰe̞(ː)ʌ̹]
  • Phonetic hangul: [폐(ː)어/페(ː)어]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pyeeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pyeeo
McCune–Reischauer?p'yeŏ
Yale Romanization?phyēy.e

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 肺魚, from 肺 (“lung”) + 魚 (“fish”)

    Noun

    폐어 • (pyeeo) (hanja 肺魚)

    1. lungfish

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 廢語, from 廢 (“obsolete”) + 語 (“language; word”)

      Noun

      폐어 • (pyeeo) (hanja 廢語)

      1. obsolete word; paleologism
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