신호

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 信號 (“signal”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sinho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sinho
McCune–Reischauer?	sinho
Yale Romanization?	sīn.ho

Noun

신호 • (sinho) (hanja 信號)

1. signal

Derived terms

• 신호총 (信號銃, sinhochong, “starter pistol, signal gun”)