궤도

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 軌道.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkwe̞(ː)do̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [궤(ː)도]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gwedo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gwedo
McCune–Reischauer?	kwedo
Yale Romanization?	kwēyto

Noun

궤도 • (gwedo) (hanja 軌道)

1. (railroad) track
2. (astronomy) orbit
3. (chemistry) orbital