나포

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Korean[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Korean word from 拿捕.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈna̠(ː)pʰo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?napo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?napo
McCune–Reischauer?nap'o
Yale Romanization?nā.pho

Noun[edit]

나포 (napo) (hanja 拿捕)

  1. capture; apprehension (of a person)
  2. (military) arrest; seizure (of a neutral or enemy ship at sea)

Derived terms[edit]