미확인비행물체

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 미확인(未確認) (mihwagin, “unidentified”) + 비행(飛行) (bihaeng, “flying”) + 물체(物體) (mulche, “object”). Calque of English unidentified flying object.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmi(ː)βwa̠ɡin piɦɛŋ muʎt͡ɕʰe̞] ~ [ˈmi(ː)βwa̠ɡin piɦe̞ŋ muʎt͡ɕʰe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [미(ː)화긴 비행 물체/미(ː)화긴 비헹 물체]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mihwagin bihaeng mulche
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mihwag'in bihaeng mulche
McCune–Reischauer?mihwagin pihaeng mulch'e
Yale Romanization?mīhwak.in pihayng mulchey

Noun

미확인비행물체 • (mihwaginbihaengmulche) (hanja 未確認飛行物體)

  1. UFO: unidentified flying object
    Synonym: 유에프오 (yuepeuo)
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