활주로

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 滑走路 (“runway”), possibly borrowed from Japanese 滑走路 (kassōro).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸwa̠(ː)ʎd͡ʑuɾo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [활(ː)주로]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hwaljuro
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwaljulo
McCune–Reischauer?hwaljuro
Yale Romanization?hwālcwulo

Noun

활주로 • (hwaljuro) (hanja 滑走路)

  1. runway
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