통역
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 通譯, from 通 (“connect”) + 譯 (“interpret”)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtʰo̞(ː)ŋjʌ̹k̚]
- Phonetic hangul: [통(ː)역]
- Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of speakers (in both Koreas) no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | tong'yeok |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | tong'yeog |
| McCune–Reischauer? | t'ongyŏk |
| Yale Romanization? | thōng.yek |
Noun
통역 • (tong'yeok) (hanja 通譯)
- interpretation
- interpreter
Derived terms
- 동시통역 (dongsitong'yeok)
- 통역사 (tong'yeoksa)
- 통역자 (tong'yeokja)
- 통역하다 (tong'yeokhada)
References
- National institute of the Korean language : Standard Korean language dictionary, accessed 31 October 2021
- National institute of the Korean language : Korean-English learner's dictionary, accessed 31 October 2021