포옹

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 抱擁

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpʰo̞(ː)o̞ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?poong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?poong
McCune–Reischauer?p'oong
Yale Romanization?phōong

Noun

포옹 • (poong) (hanja 抱擁)

  1. hug, embrace