부통령

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 副 (“assist”) + 統 (“commanding”) + 領 (“commanding”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpu(ː)tʰo̞ŋɲʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [부(ː)통녕]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?butongnyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?butonglyeong
McCune–Reischauer?put'ongnyŏng
Yale Romanization?pū.thonglyeng

Noun

부통령 • (butongnyeong) (hanja 副統領)

  1. vice president of a country
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