Korean

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Etymology

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선호(選好) (seonho) +‎ 되다 (-doeda, to become, light verb deriving passive verbs).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)nβo̞dwe̞da̠] ~ [ˈsʰɘ(ː)nβo̞dø̞da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seonhodoeda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seonhodoeda
McCune–Reischauer?sŏnhodoeda
Yale Romanization?sēn.hotoyta

Verb

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선호되다 (seonhodoeda) (infinitive 선호돼 or 선호되어, sequential 선호되니)

  1. to be preferred, to be favoured

Conjugation

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