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)

one's beloved cat, one's pet cat
love for cats (usually as part of a compound)

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)

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