조어

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 祖語.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞ʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [조어]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jo'eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jo'eo
McCune–Reischauer?	choŏ
Yale Romanization?	coe

Noun

조어 • (jo'eo) (hanja 祖語)

1. (linguistics) proto-language

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 釣魚.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jo'eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jo'eo
McCune–Reischauer?	choŏ
Yale Romanization?	cōe

Noun

조어 • (jo'eo) (hanja 釣魚)

1. (commercial) fishing

Derived terms

• 조어하다 (jo'eohada)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 造語.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jo'eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jo'eo
McCune–Reischauer?	choŏ
Yale Romanization?	cōe

Noun

조어 • (jo'eo) (hanja 造語)

1. neologism, coinage

Derived terms

• 조어하다 (jo'eohada)