라선

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 螺旋.

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?raseon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?laseon
    McCune–Reischauer?rasŏn
    Yale Romanization?lasen

    Noun

    라선 • (raseon) (hanja 螺旋)

    1. North Korea standard form of 나선 (naseon)

    Etymology 2

    First attested in 2000, as a contraction of 라진-선봉 (Rajin-Sŏnbong), a combination of 라진 (羅津, Rajin) and 선봉 (先鋒, Sŏnbong), formerly a city and a county prior to being merged into present-day Rasŏn Special City.

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?raseon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?laseon
    McCune–Reischauer?rasŏn
    Yale Romanization?lasen

    Proper noun

    라선 • (Raseon) (hanja 羅先)

    1. North Korea standard form of 나선 (Naseon)
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