아야톨라

Korean

Etymology

From Persian آیت‌الله (âyatollâh), from Arabic آيَةُ اللّٰه (ʔāyatu allāh, “sign of God”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [a̠ja̠tʰo̞ɭɭa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [아야톨라]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ayatolla
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ayatolla
McCune–Reischauer?ayat'olla
Yale Romanization?a.ya.tholla

Noun

아야톨라 • (ayatolla)

  1. ayatollah (a religious leader in Twelver Shi'ism)
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