Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 敎會, from (teaching) + (meeting)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkjo(ː)βwe̞] ~ [ˈkjo(ː)ɦø̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyohoe
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyohoe
McCune–Reischauer?kyohoe
Yale Romanization?kyōhoy

Noun

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교회 (gyohoe) (hanja 敎會)

  1. (Christianity) church

See also

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