연골
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 軟骨 (“cartilage”)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)nɡo̞ɭ]
- Phonetic hangul: [연(ː)골]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | yeon'gol |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yeongol |
McCune–Reischauer? | yŏn'gol |
Yale Romanization? | yēnkol |
Noun
연골 • (yeon'gol) (hanja 軟骨)
- (anatomy) cartilage (dense connective tissue)