시조조

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 始祖鳥, from 始祖 (“first ancestor”) + 鳥 (“bird”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sijojo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sijojo
McCune–Reischauer?	sijojo
Yale Romanization?	sīcoco

Noun

시조조 • (sijojo) (hanja 始祖鳥)

1. Synonym of 시조새 (sijosae, “archeopteryx”)