약어

Korean

Alternative forms

• 략어 (ryageo) (North Korea)

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 略語 (“abbreviation”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ja̠ɡʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [야거]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yageo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yag'eo
McCune–Reischauer?	yagŏ
Yale Romanization?	yak.e

Noun

약어 • (yageo) (hanja 略語)

1. abbreviation, acronym, shortening

Synonyms

• 준말 (junmal, “abbreviation”)