애견

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 愛犬.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɛ(ː)ɡjʌ̹n] ~ [ˈe̞(ː)ɡjʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [애(ː)견/에(ː)견]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of speakers (in both Koreas) no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?aegyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?aegyeon
McCune–Reischauer?aegyŏn
Yale Romanization?āykyen

Noun

애견 • (aegyeon) (hanja 愛犬)

  1. one's beloved dog, one's pet dog
    애견 미용실 ― aegyeon miyongsil ― dog grooming shop
    Synonym: (rare) 애구(愛狗) (aegu)
  2. love for dogs (usually as part of a compound)
    Synonym: (rare) 애구(愛狗) (aegu)

Derived terms
  • 애견(愛犬)하다 (aegyeonhada)
  • 애견가(愛犬家) (aegyeonga)
  • 애견인(愛犬人) (aegyeonin)

See also
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