Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 有毒, from (to have) + (poison)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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유독 (yudok) (hanja 有毒)

  1. poisonous
  2. toxic
  3. venomous