안와

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 眼窩 (“eye socket”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	anwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	an'wa
McCune–Reischauer?	anwa
Yale Romanization?	ān.wa

Noun

안와 • (anwa) (hanja 眼窩)

1. eye socket

Synonyms

• 눈구멍 (nun'gumeong)