위도

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 緯度

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɥi(ː)do̞] ~ [ˈy(ː)do̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [위(ː)도]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	wido
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	wido
McCune–Reischauer?	wido
Yale Romanization?	wīto

Noun

위도 • (wido) (hanja 緯度)

1. latitude

See also

• 경도 (gyeongdo, “longitude”)