망루

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 望樓.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈma̠(ː)ŋnu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [망(ː)누]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mangnu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?manglu
McCune–Reischauer?mangnu
Yale Romanization?mānglwu

Noun

망루 • (mangnu) (hanja 望樓)

  1. watchtower
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