Korean

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Etymology

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Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 料金所, equivalent to 요금(料金) (yogeum, fee, fare) +‎ 소(所) (so, place).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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요금소 (yogeumso) (hanja 料金所)

  1. toll booth