우언

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 寓言 (“parable, allegory, fable”). Cognate with Japanese 寓言(ぐうげん) (gūgen, “allegory, fable”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈu(ː)ʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [우(ː)언]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ueon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ueon
McCune–Reischauer?uŏn
Yale Romanization?wūen

Noun

우언 • (ueon) (hanja 寓言)

  1. allegory, fable
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