폐포

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 肺胞.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpʰje̞(ː)pʰo̞] ~ [ˈpʰe̞(ː)pʰo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [폐(ː)포/페(ː)포]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pyepo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pyepo
McCune–Reischauer?p'yep'o
Yale Romanization?phyēy.pho

Noun

폐포 • (pyepo) (hanja 肺胞)

  1. (anatomy) pulmonary alveolus
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