네모꼴

Korean

Etymology

네모 (nemo, “quadrangle”) +‎ 꼴 (kkol, “shape”), a calque of Chinese 四角形.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈne̞(ː)mo̞k͈o̞ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [네(ː)모꼴]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nemokkol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nemo'kkol
McCune–Reischauer?nemokkol
Yale Romanization?nēymo.kkol

Noun

네모꼴 • (nemokkol)

  1. (nativising coinage) Synonym of 사각형(四角形) (sagakhyeong, “quadrangle”)

See also
  • 세모꼴 (semokkol, “triangle”)
  • 바른네모꼴 (bareunnemokkol), 바른네모 (bareunnemo, “square”)
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