Korean

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Etymology

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From 옹호(擁護) (ongho) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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옹호하다 (onghohada) (infinitive 옹호해 or 옹호하여, sequential 옹호하니)

  1. to protect; to defend

Conjugation

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