사화산

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 死火山, from 死 (“death”) + 火山 (“volcano”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)βwa̠sʰa̠n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [사(ː)화산]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?sahwasan
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?sahwasan
    McCune–Reischauer?sahwasan
    Yale Romanization?sāhwasan

    Noun

    사화산 • (sahwasan) (hanja 死火山)

    1. (geology, volcanology) extinct volcano

    See also

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