신천옹

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 信天翁

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɕʰi(ː)ɲt͡ɕʰʌ̹no̞ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [신(ː)처농]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sincheonong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sincheon'ong
McCune–Reischauer?sinch'ŏnong
Yale Romanization?sīn.chen.ong

Noun

신천옹 • (sincheonong) (hanja 信天翁)

  1. an albatross (seabirds)
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