망원경

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 望遠鏡 (“telescope”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈma̠(ː)ŋwʌ̹nɡjʌ̹ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [망(ː)원경]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?mang'won'gyeong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?mang'wongyeong
    McCune–Reischauer?mangwŏn'gyŏng
    Yale Romanization?māngwenkyeng

    Noun

    망원경 • (mang'won'gyeong) (hanja 望遠鏡)

    1. telescope
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