안와

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 眼窩 (“eye socket”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈa̠(ː)nwa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [아(ː)놔]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?anwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?an'wa
McCune–Reischauer?anwa
Yale Romanization?ān.wa

Noun

안와 • (anwa) (hanja 眼窩)

  1. eye socket

Synonyms
  • 눈구멍 (nun'gumeong)
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