야호

Korean

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈja̠(ː)βo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [야(ː)호]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yaho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yaho
McCune–Reischauer?yaho
Yale Romanization?yāho

Etymology 1

Compare Japanese やっほー (yahhō).

Interjection

야호 • (yaho) (hanja 耶許)

  1. yahoo!, hurray! (interjection expressing joy)
    야호를 외치다 ― yaho-reul oechida ― to shout yahoo!

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 野狐.

Noun

야호 • (yaho) (hanja 野狐)

  1. (chiefly in traditional folklore) synonym of 여우 (yeou, “fox”)
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