Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 避雷針.

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpʰi(ː)ɾwe̞t͡ɕʰim] ~ [ˈpʰi(ː)ɾø̞t͡ɕʰim]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?piroechim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?piloechim
McCune–Reischauer?p'iroech'im
Yale Romanization?phīloy.chim

Noun edit

피뢰침 (piroechim) (hanja 避雷針)

  1. lightning rod