이성애

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 異性愛.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈi(ː)sʰʌ̹ŋɛ] ~ [ˈi(ː)sʰʌ̹ŋe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [이(ː)성애/이(ː)성에]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?iseong'ae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?iseong'ae
McCune–Reischauer?isŏngae
Yale Romanization?īsengay

Noun

이성애 • (iseong'ae) (hanja 異性愛)

  1. heterosexuality

Derived terms

See also

sexual orientations: 성적 지향(性的指向) (seongjeok jihyang)edit
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