이론

Korean

Alternative forms

• (North Korea) 리론 (riron)

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 理論.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈi(ː)ɾo̞n]
• Phonetic hangul: [이(ː)론]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	iron
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ilon
McCune–Reischauer?	iron
Yale Romanization?	īlon

Noun

이론 • (iron) (hanja 理論)

1. theory