이론

Korean

Alternative forms

  • (North Korea) 리론 (riron)

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 理論.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈi(ː)ɾo̞n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [이(ː)론]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?iron
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ilon
McCune–Reischauer?iron
Yale Romanization?īlon

Noun

이론 • (iron) (hanja 理論)

  1. theory
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