소아과

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 小兒科, with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰo̞(ː)a̠k͈wa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [소(ː)아꽈]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	soagwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	soagwa
McCune–Reischauer?	soakwa
Yale Romanization?	sōaqkwa

Noun

소아과 • (soagwa) (hanja 小兒科)

1. paediatrics (branch of medicine that deals with treatment of children)