야동

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 野動.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yadong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yadong
McCune–Reischauer?	yadong
Yale Romanization?	yātong

Noun

야동 • (yadong) (hanja 冶動/野動)

1. Abbreviation of 야한 동영상 (yahan dong'yeongsang, “porn, pornographic video”).

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 野童.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yadong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yadong
McCune–Reischauer?	yadong
Yale Romanization?	yātong

Noun

야동 • (yadong) (hanja 野童)

1. (rare) country child (child who lives in the country)