아야톨라

Korean

Etymology

From Persian آیت‌الله‎ (âyatollâh), from Arabic آيَةُ اللّٰه‎ (ʾāyatu llāh, “sign of God”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[a̠ja̠tʰo̞ɭɭa̠]
  • Phonetic Hangul[아야톨라]
Revised Romanization? ayatolla
Revised Romanization (translit.)? ayatolla
McCune–Reischauer? ayat'olla
Yale Romanization? ayatholla

Noun

아야톨라 • (ayatolla)

  1. ayatollah (a religious leader in Twelver Shi'ism)
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