애조

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 愛鳥.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	aejo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	aejo
McCune–Reischauer?	aejo
Yale Romanization?	āyco

Noun

애조 • (aejo) (hanja 愛鳥)

1. one's beloved bird, one's pet bird
2. love for birds (usually as part of a compound)

Derived terms

• 애조(愛鳥)하다 (aejohada)
• 애조가(愛鳥家) (aejoga)
• 애조인(愛鳥人) (aejoin)

 

Related terms

• 애완조(愛玩鳥) (aewanjo)

See also

• 애묘(愛猫) (aemyo)
• 애견(愛犬) (aegyeon)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 哀調.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɛd͡ʑo̞] ~ [e̞d͡ʑo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [애조/에조]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	aejo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	aejo
McCune–Reischauer?	aejo
Yale Romanization?	ayco

Noun

애조 • (aejo) (hanja 哀調)

1. melancholy tone