보루

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 堡壘.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpo̞(ː)ɾu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?boru
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bolu
McCune–Reischauer?poru
Yale Romanization?pōlwu

Noun

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보루 (boru) (hanja 堡壘)

  1. (military) bastion