Korean edit

Etymology edit

보호(保護) (boho) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpo̞(ː)βo̞ɦa̠da̠]
    • (file)
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bohohada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bohohada
McCune–Reischauer?pohohada
Yale Romanization?pōhohata

Verb edit

보호하다 (bohohada) (infinitive 보호해 or 보호하여, sequential 보호하니)

  1. (transitive) to protect
    지적(知的) 문화 보호하다jijeok munhwa-reul boho-hadato preserve intellectual culture

Conjugation edit