교황

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 敎皇, from 敎 (“religion”) + 皇 (“emperor”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkjo(ː)βwa̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [교(ː)황]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyohwang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyohwang
McCune–Reischauer?kyohwang
Yale Romanization?kyōhwang

Noun

교황 • (gyohwang) (hanja 敎皇)

  1. (Catholicism) the Pope
  2. (tarot) The Hierophant
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