최초

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 最初, from 最 (“most”) + 初 (“first”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰwe̞(ː)t͡ɕʰo̞] ~ [ˈt͡ɕʰø̞(ː)t͡ɕʰo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [췌(ː)초/최(ː)초]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?choecho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?choecho
McCune–Reischauer?ch'oech'o
Yale Romanization?chōy.cho

Noun

최초 • (choecho) (hanja 最初)

  1. first; earliest
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