광구

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 光球, from 光 (“bright”) + 球 (“sphere”)

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gwanggu
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwanggu
    McCune–Reischauer?kwanggu
    Yale Romanization?kwangkwu

    Noun

    광구 • (gwanggu) (hanja 光球)

    1. (astronomy) photosphere

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 鑛 (“mine”) + 口 (“mouth”)

      Pronunciation

      • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkwa̠(ː)ŋɡu]
      • Phonetic hangul: [광(ː)구]
        • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?gwanggu
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwanggu
      McCune–Reischauer?kwanggu
      Yale Romanization?kwāngkwu

      Noun

      광구 • (gwanggu) (hanja 鑛口)

      1. the entrance to a mine

      Etymology 3

        Sino-Korean word from 鑛 (“mine”) + 區 (“district”)

        Pronunciation

        • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkwa̠(ː)ŋɡu]
        • Phonetic hangul: [광(ː)구]
          • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
        Romanizations
        Revised Romanization?gwanggu
        Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwanggu
        McCune–Reischauer?kwanggu
        Yale Romanization?kwāngkwu

        Noun

        광구 • (gwanggu) (hanja 鑛區)

        1. a mining lot

        Etymology 4

          Sino-Korean word from 匡救, from 匡 (“to correct”) + 救 (“to rescue”)

          Pronunciation

          • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkwa̠(ː)ŋɡu]
          • Phonetic hangul: [광(ː)구]
            • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
          Romanizations
          Revised Romanization?gwanggu
          Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwanggu
          McCune–Reischauer?kwanggu
          Yale Romanization?kwāngkwu

          Noun

          광구 • (gwanggu) (hanja 匡救)

          1. rescue
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