연와

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 燕窩.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)nwa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [여(ː)놔]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeonwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeon'wa
McCune–Reischauer?yŏnwa
Yale Romanization?yēn.wa

Noun

연와 • (yeonwa) (hanja 燕窩)

  1. edible bird's nest

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 煉瓦.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeonwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeon'wa
McCune–Reischauer?yŏnwa
Yale Romanization?yen.wa
South Korean
Standard Language 		연와(煉瓦) (yeonwa)
North Korean
Standard Language 		련와(煉瓦) (ryeonwa)

Noun

연와 • (yeonwa) (hanja 煉瓦)

  1. brick
    Synonym: 벽돌 (byeokdol)
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