애완조

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 愛玩 (“caring for”) + 鳥 (“bird”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɛ(ː)wa̠ɲd͡ʑo̞] ~ [ˈe̞(ː)wa̠ɲd͡ʑo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [애(ː)완조/에(ː)완조]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	aewanjo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	aewanjo
McCune–Reischauer?	aewanjo
Yale Romanization?	āywan.co

Noun

애완조 • (aewanjo) (hanja 愛玩鳥)

1. a pet bird

   Synonym: 반려조(伴侶鳥) (ballyeojo)

Related terms

• 애조(愛鳥) (aejo)

See also

• 애완견(愛玩犬) (aewan'gyeon, “pet dog”)
• 애완묘(愛玩猫) (aewanmyo, “pet cat”)