일등병

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 一等兵.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

일등병 • (ildeungbyeong) (hanja 一等兵)

  1. (military) private first class