반려묘

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 伴侶 (“companion”) + 猫 (“cat”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpa̠(ː)ʎʎjʌ̹mjo]
  • Phonetic hangul: [발(ː)려묘]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of speakers (in both Koreas) no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ballyeomyo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?banlyeomyo
McCune–Reischauer?pallyŏmyo
Yale Romanization?pānlyemyo

Noun

반려묘 • (ballyeomyo) (hanja 伴侶猫)

  1. “companion cat”; a pet cat
    Synonym: 애완묘(愛玩猫) (aewanmyo)

See also
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