변한

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 弁韓. Said to originally be a compound of Old Korean 변 (byeon, “shimmering”) +‎ 한 (han, “big”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpjɘ(ː)nɦa̠n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [변(ː)한]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?Byeonhan
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?Byeonhan
    McCune–Reischauer?Pyŏnhan
    Yale Romanization?pyēn.han

    Proper noun

    변한 • (Byeonhan) (hanja 弁韓)

    1. Byeonhan confederacy

    Coordinate terms

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