Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 長老.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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장로 (jangno) (hanja 長老)

  1. elder