안구

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 眼球, from 眼 (“eye”) + 球 (“sphere, globe”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	an'gu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	angu
McCune–Reischauer?	an'gu
Yale Romanization?	ānkwu

Noun

안구 • (an'gu) (hanja 眼球)

1. eyeball

   Synonyms: 눈알 (nunal), 눈망울 (nunmang'ul)