Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 通譯, from (connect) + (interpret)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtʰo̞(ː)ŋjʌ̹k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?tong'yeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?tong'yeog
McCune–Reischauer?t'ongyŏk
Yale Romanization?thōngyek

Noun

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통역 (tong'yeok) (hanja 通譯)

  1. interpretation
  2. interpreter

Derived terms

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References

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  • National institute of the Korean language : Standard Korean language dictionary[1], 2021 October 31 (last accessed)
  • National institute of the Korean language : Korean-English learner's dictionary[2], 2021 October 31 (last accessed)