Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 유가(有價) (yuga, of value) + 증권(證券) (jeunggwon, security).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈju(ː)k͈a̠ t͡ɕɯŋk͈wʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː) ]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yuga jeunggwon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yuga jeunggwon
McCune–Reischauer?yuka chŭngkwŏn
Yale Romanization?yūqka cungqkwen

Noun edit

유가증권 (yugajeunggwon) (hanja 有價證券)

  1. (finance) marketable security (investment instrument which can be readily sold for cash, for example on a stock exchange)