연고

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 軟膏

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeon'go
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeongo
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏn'go
Yale Romanization?	yēnko

Noun

연고 • (yeon'go) (hanja 軟膏)

1. ointment, paste, salve