위도

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 緯度

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɥi(ː)do̞] ~ [ˈy(ː)do̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [위(ː)도]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?wido
Revised Romanization (translit.)?wido
McCune–Reischauer?wido
Yale Romanization?wīto

Noun

위도 • (wido) (hanja 緯度)

  1. latitude

See also
  • 경도 (gyeongdo, “longitude”)
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