야호

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈja̠(ː)βo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [야(ː)호]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yaho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yaho
McCune–Reischauer?	yaho
Yale Romanization?	yāho

Etymology 1

Compare Japanese やっほー (yahhō).

Interjection

야호 • (yaho) (hanja 耶許)

1. yahoo!, hurray! (interjection expressing joy)

   야호를 외치다 ― yaho-reul oechida ― to shout yahoo!

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 野狐.

Noun

야호 • (yaho) (hanja 野狐)

1. (chiefly in traditional folklore) Synonym of 여우 (yeou, “fox”)