남반구

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 南半球.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈna̠(ː)mba̠nɡu]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?namban'gu
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?nambangu
    McCune–Reischauer?namban'gu
    Yale Romanization?nāmpankwu

    Proper noun

    남반구 • (Namban'gu) (hanja 南半球)

    1. Southern Hemisphere (the hemisphere in Earth to the south of the Equator, containing only about 10% of the total land area on Earth)