최초
Korean edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Korean word from 最初, from 最 (“most”) + 初 (“first”)
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰwe̞(ː)t͡ɕʰo̞] ~ [ˈt͡ɕʰø̞(ː)t͡ɕʰo̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [췌(ː)초/최(ː)초]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | choecho |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | choecho |
| McCune–Reischauer? | ch'oech'o |
| Yale Romanization? | chōy.cho |