반곡궁

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 反 (“side”) + 曲 (“bent”) + 弓 (“bow”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpa̠(ː)nɡo̞k̚k͈uŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [반(ː)곡꿍]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?ban'gokgung
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?bangoggung
    McCune–Reischauer?pan'gokkung
    Yale Romanization?pānkok.kwung

    Noun

    반곡궁 • (ban'gokgung) (hanja 反曲弓)

    1. (archery) recurve bow

    Synonyms

    • 리커브 보우 (rikeobeu bou)
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