교교

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 皎皎 (“pure, white, clear”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gyogyo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gyogyo
McCune–Reischauer?	kyogyo
Yale Romanization?	kyōkyo

Root

교교 • (gyogyo) (hanja 皎皎)

1. Root of 교교하다 (gyogyohada). Rarely used alone.