Korean

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Etymology

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(nun, “snow”) + (kkot, “flower”)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈnu(ː)nk͈o̞t̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nunkkot
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nunkkoch
McCune–Reischauer?nunkkot
Yale Romanization?nwūnkkoch

Noun

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눈꽃 (nunkkot)

  1. snowflake