애완묘

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 愛玩 (“caring for”) + 猫 (“cat”).

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

Noun

애완묘 • (aewanmyo) (hanja 愛玩猫)

  1. a pet cat
    Synonym: 반려묘(伴侶猫) (ballyeomyo)

See also
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