이혼
Korean
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- 리혼 (rihon) (North Korea)
Etymology
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 離婚 (“to divorce”)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈi(ː)βo̞n]
- Phonetic hangul: [이(ː)혼]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | ihon |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | ihon |
| McCune–Reischauer? | ihon |
| Yale Romanization? | īhon |
Noun
[edit]- divorce (legal dissolution of a marriage)
Derived terms
[edit]- 이혼하다 (ihonhada)