애벌레

Korean
애벌레 (aebeolle)

Etymology

From 애 (ae, “child”) +‎ 벌레 (beolle, “insect”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɛ(ː)bʌ̹ɭɭe̞] ~ [ˈe̞(ː)bʌ̹ɭɭe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [애(ː)벌레/에(ː)벌레]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?aebeolle
Revised Romanization (translit.)?aebeolle
McCune–Reischauer?aebŏlle
Yale Romanization?āypelley

Noun

애벌레 • (aebeolle)

  1. larva; caterpillar; grub

Synonyms
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