효과

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 效果, from 效 (“striving”) + 果 (“fruit”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[ˈçjoːɡwa̠]
  • Phonetic Hangul[효:과]
Revised Romanization? hyogwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)? hyogwa
McCune–Reischauer? hyogwa
Yale Romanization? hyōkwa

Today it is generally pronounced 효꽈 or even 요꽈.

Noun

효과 • (hyogwa) (hanja 效果)

  1. result, effect

Derived terms

  • 효과적 (效果的, hyogwajeok, “effective”)
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