연골

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 軟骨 (cartilage)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)nɡo̞ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeon'gol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeongol
McCune–Reischauer?yŏn'gol
Yale Romanization?yēnkol

Noun

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연골 (yeon'gol) (hanja 軟骨)

  1. (anatomy) cartilage (dense connective tissue)