성가

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 聖歌.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋɡa̠]
    • Phonetic hangul: [성(ː)가]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?seongga
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?seongga
    McCune–Reischauer?sŏngga
    Yale Romanization?sēngka

    Noun

    성가 • (seongga) (hanja 聖歌)

    1. sacred song
    2. (Christianity) hymn

    Derived terms

    • 성가대 (seonggadae)

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