유가증권
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 유가(有價) (yuga, “of value”) + 증권(證券) (jeunggwon, “security”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈju(ː)k͈a̠ t͡ɕɯŋk͈wʌ̹n]
- Phonetic hangul: [유(ː)까 증꿘]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | yuga jeunggwon |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yuga jeunggwon |
| McCune–Reischauer? | yuka chŭngkwŏn |
| Yale Romanization? | yūqka cungqkwen |
Noun
유가증권 • (yugajeunggwon) (hanja 有價證券)
- (finance) marketable security (investment instrument which can be readily sold for cash, for example on a stock exchange)