Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 윤활(潤滑) (yunhwal) + 제(劑) (je).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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윤활제 (yunhwalje) (hanja 潤滑劑)

  1. lubricant