애묘

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 愛猫.

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

Noun

애묘 • (aemyo) (hanja 愛猫)

  1. one's beloved cat, one's pet cat
  2. love for cats (usually as part of a compound)

Derived terms
  • 애묘가(愛猫家) (aemyoga)
  • 애묘인(愛猫人) (aemyoin)

See also
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