요강

Korean

Etymology 1

Possibly derived from Chinese 溺缸, originally pronounced 요항 (yohang).

Many hanja spellings are attested: 溺罁, 溺釭, 溺江, 要江.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [joɡa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [요강]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yogang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yogang
McCune–Reischauer?	yogang
Yale Romanization?	yokang

Noun

요강 • (yogang)

1. chamber pot

   Synonyms: 지 (ji), 야호(夜壺) (yaho), 음기(飮氣) (eumgi), 설기(褻器) (seolgi), 수병(溲甁) (subyeong)

2. bedpan

   Synonym: 변기 (byeon'gi)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 要綱, borrowed from Japanese 要綱.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [joɡa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [요강]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yogang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yogang
McCune–Reischauer?	yogang
Yale Romanization?	yokang

Noun

요강 • (yogang)

1. precis, outline

   교수요강

   gyosuyogang

   lecture summary