시조조

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 始祖鳥, from 始祖 (“first ancestor”) + 鳥 (“bird”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɕʰi(ː)d͡ʑo̞d͡ʑo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [시(ː)조조]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sijojo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sijojo
McCune–Reischauer?sijojo
Yale Romanization?sīcoco

Noun

시조조 • (sijojo) (hanja 始祖鳥)

  1. synonym of 시조새 (sijosae, “archeopteryx”)
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