애완조

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 愛玩 (“caring for”) + 鳥 (“bird”).

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

Noun

애완조 • (aewanjo) (hanja 愛玩鳥)

  1. a pet bird
    Synonym: 반려조(伴侶鳥) (ballyeojo)

See also
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