포옹

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 抱擁

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpʰo̞(ː)o̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [포(ː)옹]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	poong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	poong
McCune–Reischauer?	p'oong
Yale Romanization?	phōong

Noun

포옹 • (poong) (hanja 抱擁)

1. hug, embrace