Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 愛蘭, a phonogramic spelling.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɛ(ː)ɾa̠n] ~ [ˈe̞(ː)ɾa̠n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Aeran
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Aelan
McCune–Reischauer?Aeran
Yale Romanization?āylan

Proper noun

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애란 (Aeran) (hanja 愛蘭)

  1. (dated) Ireland