애묘

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 愛猫.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɛ(ː)mjo] ~ [ˈe̞(ː)mjo]
• Phonetic hangul: [애(ː)묘/에(ː)묘]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	aemyo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	aemyo
McCune–Reischauer?	aemyo
Yale Romanization?	āymyo

Noun

애묘 • (aemyo) (hanja 愛猫)

1. one's beloved cat, one's pet cat; love of cats

Derived terms

• 애묘가(愛猫家) (aemyoga)
• 애묘인(愛猫人) (aemyoin)

 

Related terms

• 애완묘(愛玩猫) (aewanmyo)

See also

• 애견(愛犬) (aegyeon)
• 애조(愛鳥) (aejo)