효과

효과

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 效果, from 效 (“striving”) + 果 (“fruit”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[ˈçjoːk͈wa̠]
• Phonetic Hangul[효:꽈]

Revised Romanization? hyogwa Revised Romanization (translit.)? hyogwa McCune–Reischauer? hyokwa Yale Romanization? hyōqkwa

Today it is generally pronounced 효꽈 or even 요꽈.

Noun

효과 • (hyogwa) (hanja 效果)

1. result, effect

Derived terms

• 효과적 (效果的, hyogwajeok, “effective”)