교황

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 敎皇, from 敎 (“religion”) + 皇 (“emperor”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gyohwang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gyohwang
McCune–Reischauer?	kyohwang
Yale Romanization?	kyōhwang

Noun

교황 • (gyohwang) (hanja 敎皇)

1. The Catholic Pope