고고학

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 考古學, from 考古 (study of the past) + (-logy).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈko̞(ː)ɡo̞ɦa̠k̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gogohak
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gogohag
    McCune–Reischauer?kogohak
    Yale Romanization?kōkohak

    Noun

    고고학 • (gogohak) (hanja 考古學)

    1. archaeology