연골

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 軟骨 (“cartilage”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)nɡo̞ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [연(ː)골]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeon'gol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeongol
McCune–Reischauer?yŏn'gol
Yale Romanization?yēnkol

Noun

연골 • (yeon'gol) (hanja 軟骨)

  1. (anatomy) cartilage (dense connective tissue)
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