반려견

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 伴侶 (“companion”) + 犬 (“dog”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpa̠(ː)ʎʎjʌ̹ɡjʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [발(ː)려견]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of speakers (in both Koreas) no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ballyeogyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?banlyeogyeon
McCune–Reischauer?pallyŏgyŏn
Yale Romanization?pānlyekyen

Noun

반려견 • (ballyeogyeon) (hanja 伴侶犬)

  1. “companion dog”; a pet dog
    Synonym: 애완견(愛玩犬) (aewan'gyeon)

See also
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