세모꼴

Korean

Etymology

세모 (semo, “triangle”) +‎ 꼴 (kkol, “shape”), a calque of Chinese 三角形 (sānjiǎoxíng).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰe̞(ː)mo̞k͈o̞ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [세(ː)모꼴]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?semokkol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?semo'kkol
McCune–Reischauer?semokkol
Yale Romanization?sēymo.kkol

Noun

세모꼴 • (semokkol)

  1. (nativising coinage) synonym of 삼각형(三角形) (“triangle”)

See also

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