Korean

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Etymology

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오(伍) (o, rank of troops) +‎ (-wa, and) +‎ 열(列) (yeol, file of troops).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈo̞(ː)wa̠ jʌ̹ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː) ]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?owa yeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?owa yeol
McCune–Reischauer?owa yŏl
Yale Romanization?ōwa yel

Noun

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(o-wa yeol) (hanja 伍와 列)

  1. (military) formation in a column
    오와 열 맞추다o-wa yeor-eul matchudato march in formation