피뢰침

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 避雷針.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpʰi(ː)ɾwe̞t͡ɕʰim] ~ [ˈpʰi(ː)ɾø̞t͡ɕʰim]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?piroechim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?piloechim
McCune–Reischauer?p'iroech'im
Yale Romanization?phīloy.chim

Noun

피뢰침 • (piroechim) (hanja 避雷針)

  1. lightning rod