애칭

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 愛稱.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɛ(ː)t͡ɕʰiŋ] ~ [ˈe̞(ː)t͡ɕʰiŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [애(ː)칭/에(ː)칭]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?aeching
Revised Romanization (translit.)?aeching
McCune–Reischauer?aech'ing
Yale Romanization?āy.ching

Noun

애칭 • (aeching) (hanja 愛稱)

  1. nickname, pet name
    Synonyms: 별명(別名) (byeolmyeong), 닉네임 (ningneim)
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