효과

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 效果, from 效 (“striving”) + 果 (“fruit”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈço(ː)k͈wa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [효(ː)꽈]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hyogwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hyogwa
McCune–Reischauer?hyokwa
Yale Romanization?hyōqkwa

Noun

효과 • (hyogwa) (hanja 效果)

  1. result, effect

Derived terms

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