Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 早漏.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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조루 (joru) (hanja 早漏)

  1. premature ejaculation