아이돌

Korean

Etymology

Borrowed from English idol, from Latin idolum, from Ancient Greek εἴδωλον (eídōlon, “image, idol”), from εἶδος (eîdos, “form”), from Proto-Indo-European *wéydos (“seeing, image”), from *weyd- (“to see”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [a̠ido̞ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [아이돌]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	aidol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	aidol
McCune–Reischauer?	aidol
Yale Romanization?	aitol

Noun

아이돌 • (aidol)

1. idol (various senses)

See also

• 우상 (usang)