소령

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 少領.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰo̞(ː)ɾjʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?soryeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?solyeong
McCune–Reischauer?soryŏng
Yale Romanization?sōlyeng

Noun

소령 • (soryeong) (hanja 少領)

  1. (South Korea, military) a major
  2. (South Korea, navy) a lieutenant commander

Synonyms

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