Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 滑走路 (runway), possibly borrowed from Japanese 滑走路 (kassōro).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸwa̠(ː)ʎd͡ʑuɾo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hwaljuro
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwaljulo
McCune–Reischauer?hwaljuro
Yale Romanization?hwālcwulo

Noun edit

활주로 (hwaljuro) (hanja 滑走路)

  1. runway