포경수술

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 포경(包莖) (pogyeong) + 수술(手術) (susul).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpʰo̞(ː)ɡjʌ̹ŋsʰusʰuɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [포(ː)경수술]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pogyeongsusul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pogyeongsusul
McCune–Reischauer?p'ogyŏngsusul
Yale Romanization?phōkyengswuswul

Noun

포경수술 • (pogyeongsusul) (hanja 包莖手術)

  1. circumcision

Synonyms

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