Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 哺乳類

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpʰo̞(ː)juɾju]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?poyuryu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?poyulyu
McCune–Reischauer?p'oyuryu
Yale Romanization?phō.yulyu

Noun

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포유류 (poyuryu) (hanja 哺乳類)

  1. mammal