Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 檢討 (examination, review)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)mtʰo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geomto
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geomto
McCune–Reischauer?kŏmt'o
Yale Romanization?kēmtho

Noun

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검토 (geomto) (hanja 檢討)

  1. examination, review