효과
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 效果, from 效 (“striving”) + 果 (“fruit”)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈço(ː)k͈wa̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [효(ː)꽈]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | hyogwa |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | hyogwa |
| McCune–Reischauer? | hyokwa |
| Yale Romanization? | hyōqkwa |
Today it is generally pronounced 효꽈 or even 요꽈.