Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 後斂句.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸʷu(ː)ɾjʌ̹mɡu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?huryeomgu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hulyeomgu
McCune–Reischauer?huryŏmgu
Yale Romanization?hwūlyemkwu

Noun

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후렴구 (huryeomgu) (hanja 後斂句)

  1. (music) hook, chorus