반구

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 半球, from 半 (“half”) + 球 (“sphere”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpa̠(ː)nɡu]
    • Phonetic hangul: [반(ː)구]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?ban'gu
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?bangu
    McCune–Reischauer?pan'gu
    Yale Romanization?pānkwu

    Noun

    반구 • (ban'gu) (hanja 半球)

    1. hemisphere (half of the Earth)
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