Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 夭折 (die young).

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

요절 (yojeol) (hanja 夭折)

  1. premature death

Derived terms edit