성당

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 聖堂

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    성당 • (seongdang) (hanja 聖堂)

    1. Confucian temple
    2. church
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