포로

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 捕虜.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpʰo̞(ː)ɾo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [포(ː)로]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?poro
Revised Romanization (translit.)?polo
McCune–Reischauer?p'oro
Yale Romanization?phōlo

Noun

포로 • (poro) (hanja 捕虜)

  1. captive; prisoner of war
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