연골

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 軟骨 (“cartilage”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)nɡo̞ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [연(ː)골]
  • 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

연골 • (yeon'gol) (hanja 軟骨)

1. (anatomy) cartilage (dense connective tissue)