지역어

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 地域 (“area”) + 語 (“language”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕijʌ̹ɡʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [지여거]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jiyeogeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jiyeog'eo
McCune–Reischauer?	chiyŏgŏ
Yale Romanization?	ciyek.e

Noun

지역어 • (jiyeogeo) (hanja 地域語)

1. (chiefly linguistics) dialect, patois

   Synonyms: 사투리 (saturi), 방언 (bang'eon)

   지역어는 국어사 연구에 있어 굉장히 중요한 자료입니다.

   jiyeogeo-neun gugeosa yeon'gu-e iss-eo goengjanghi jung'yohan jaryoimnida.

   Dialects are a very important resource in studying the history of the Korean language.