Korean

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Etymology

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(saem, fountain) +‎ (teo, place).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɛ(ː)mtʰʌ̹] ~ [ˈsʰe̞(ː)mtʰʌ̹]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?saemteo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?saemteo
McCune–Reischauer?saemt'ŏ
Yale Romanization?sāymthe

Noun

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샘터 (saemteo)

  1. fountain