경어

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 敬語 (“honorific”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gyeong'eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gyeong'eo
McCune–Reischauer?	kyŏngŏ
Yale Romanization?	kyēnge

Noun

경어 • (gyeong'eo) (hanja 敬語)

1. honorific

Synonyms

• 존댓말 (jondaenmal)