포경수술

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 포경(包莖) (pogyeong) + 수술(手術) (susul).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	pogyeongsusul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	pogyeongsusul
McCune–Reischauer?	p'ogyŏngsusul
Yale Romanization?	phōkyengswuswul

Noun

포경수술 • (pogyeongsusul) (hanja 包莖手術)

1. circumcision

Synonyms

• 할례 (hallye)