아열대

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 亞熱帶, from 亞 (“sub-”) + 熱帶 (“tropics”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈa̠(ː)jʌ̹ɭdɛ] ~ [ˈa̠(ː)jʌ̹ɭde̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [아(ː)열대/아(ː)열데]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ayeoldae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ayeoldae
McCune–Reischauer?ayŏldae
Yale Romanization?ā.yeltay

Noun

아열대 • (ayeoldae)

  1. (geography) the subtropics
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