오염
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 汚染, from 汚 (“dirty”) + 染 (“dirtying”)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈo̞(ː)jʌ̹m]
- Phonetic hangul: [오(ː)염]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | oyeom |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | oyeom |
| McCune–Reischauer? | oyŏm |
| Yale Romanization? | ō.yem |