동계 올림픽

Korean

Etymology

동계(冬季) (donggye, winter) +‎ 올림픽 (ollimpik, Olympic).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈto̞(ː)ŋɡje̞ o̞ʎʎimpʰik̚] ~ [ˈto̞(ː)ŋɡe̞ o̞ʎʎimpʰik̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː) /(ː) ]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Donggye ollimpik
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Donggye ollimpig
McCune–Reischauer?Tonggye ollimp'ik
Yale Romanization?tōngkyey ollimphik

Proper noun

동계 올림픽 • (Donggye ollimpik)

  1. Olympic Winter Games