소령

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 少領.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	soryeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	solyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	soryŏng
Yale Romanization?	sōlyeng

Noun

소령 • (soryeong) (hanja 少領)

1. (South Korea, military) a major
2. (South Korea, navy) a lieutenant commander

Synonyms

• (North Korea) 소좌 (少佐, sojwa)