순조
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 順調.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰu(ː)ɲd͡ʑo̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [순(ː)조]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | sunjo |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sunjo |
| McCune–Reischauer? | sunjo |
| Yale Romanization? | swūn.co |
Root
순조 • (sunjo) (hanja 順調)
- Root of 순조롭다 (sunjoropda, “to go swimmingly, to go smoothly”) / 순조로 (sunjoro, “swimmingly, smoothly”). Rarely used alone.