경기도

Korean

Alternative forms

  • 경긔도(京畿道) (Gyeongguido) — Early Modern

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 京畿道, from 京畿 + 道 (“province”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kjʌ̹ŋɡido̞]
      • Audio:(file)
    • Phonetic hangul: [경기도]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?Gyeonggido
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?Gyeonggido
    McCune–Reischauer?Kyŏnggido
    Yale Romanization?kyengkito

    Proper noun

    경기도 • (Gyeonggido) (hanja 京畿道)

    1. (historical) Gyeonggi, Kyŏnggi (a province of Korea)
      Holonym: 팔도(八道) (Paldo)
    2. Gyeonggi (a province of South Korea)

    See also

    Provinces of the Korean Peninsula
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