Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 冷凍庫 (freezer)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈnɛ(ː)ŋdo̞ŋɡo̞] ~ [ˈne̞(ː)ŋdo̞ŋɡo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?naengdonggo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?naengdonggo
McCune–Reischauer?naengdonggo
Yale Romanization?nāyngtongko

Noun

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냉동고 (naengdonggo) (hanja 冷凍庫)

  1. freezer