통역

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 通譯, from 通 (“connect”) + 譯 (“interpret”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtʰo̞(ː)ŋjʌ̹k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [통(ː)역]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?tong'yeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?tong'yeog
McCune–Reischauer?t'ongyŏk
Yale Romanization?thōngyek

Noun

통역 • (tong'yeok) (hanja 通譯)

  1. interpretation
  2. interpreter

Derived terms

  • 동시통역 (dongsitong'yeok)
  • 통역사 (tong'yeoksa)
  • 통역자 (tong'yeokja)
  • 통역하다 (tong'yeokhada)

References

  • National institute of the Korean language : Standard Korean language dictionary‎[1], 31 October 2021 (last accessed)
  • National institute of the Korean language : Korean-English learner's dictionary‎[2], 31 October 2021 (last accessed)
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