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