애완견

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 愛玩 (“caring for”) + 犬 (“dog”).

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

Noun

애완견 • (aewan'gyeon) (hanja 愛玩犬)

  1. a pet dog
    Synonym: 반려견(伴侶犬) (ballyeogyeon)

See also
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