애조

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 愛鳥.

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

Noun

애조 • (aejo) (hanja 愛鳥)

  1. one's beloved bird, one's pet bird
  2. love for birds (usually as part of a compound)
Derived terms
  • 애조(愛鳥)하다 (aejohada)
  • 애조가(愛鳥家) (aejoga)
  • 애조인(愛鳥人) (aejoin)
See also

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 哀調.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɛd͡ʑo̞] ~ [e̞d͡ʑo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [애조/에조]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?aejo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?aejo
McCune–Reischauer?aejo
Yale Romanization?ayco

Noun

애조 • (aejo) (hanja 哀調)

  1. melancholy tone
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