경어

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 敬語 (“honorific”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkjɘ(ː)ŋʌ̹]
  • Phonetic hangul: [경(ː)어]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyeong'eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeong'eo
McCune–Reischauer?kyŏngŏ
Yale Romanization?kyēnge

Noun

경어 • (gyeong'eo) (hanja 敬語)

  1. honorific

Synonyms
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