성경

Korean

Alternative forms

  • 셩경(聖經) (syeonggyeong) — Early Modern

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 聖經 (“Bible”)

    Pronunciation

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

    Proper noun

    성경 • (Seonggyeong) (hanja 聖經)

    1. Bible (Christian holy book)

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