애완견

애완견

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 愛玩 (“caring for”) + 犬 (“dog”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɛ(ː)wa̠nɡjʌ̹n] ~ [ˈe̞(ː)wa̠nɡjʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [애(ː)완견/에(ː)완견]
  • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of speakers (in both Koreas) no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	aewan'gyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	aewangyeon
McCune–Reischauer?	aewan'gyŏn
Yale Romanization?	āywankyen

Noun

애완견 • (aewan'gyeon) (hanja 愛玩犬)

1. a pet dog

   Synonym: 반려견(伴侶犬) (ballyeogyeon)

Related terms

• 애견(愛犬) (aegyeon)

See also

• 애완묘(愛玩猫) (aewanmyo, “pet cat”)
• 애완조(愛玩鳥) (aewanjo, “pet bird”)