Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 有人島.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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유인도 (yuindo) (hanja 有人島)

  1. inhabited island
    Antonym: 무인도(無人島) (mu'indo)