Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 愛玩 (caring for) + (dog).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɛ(ː)wa̠nɡjʌ̹n] ~ [ˈe̞(ː)wa̠nɡjʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?aewan'gyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?aewangyeon
McCune–Reischauer?aewan'gyŏn
Yale Romanization?āywankyen

Noun edit

애완견 (aewan'gyeon) (hanja 愛玩犬)

  1. a pet dog
    Synonym: 반려견(伴侶犬) (ballyeogyeon)

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