Korean

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Etymology

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(ne, “four”) + 거리 (geori, “street”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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네거리 (negeori)

  1. crossroads

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