포로

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 捕虜.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpʰo̞(ː)ɾo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?poro
Revised Romanization (translit.)?polo
McCune–Reischauer?p'oro
Yale Romanization?phōlo

Noun

포로 (poro) (hanja 捕虜)

  1. captive