나포

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 拿捕.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈna̠(ː)pʰo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [나(ː)포]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?napo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?napo
McCune–Reischauer?nap'o
Yale Romanization?nā.pho

Noun

나포 • (napo) (hanja 拿捕)

  1. capture; apprehension (of a person)
  2. (military) arrest; seizure (of a neutral or enemy ship at sea)

Derived terms

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