성탄절

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 聖誕節, from 聖誕 (“holy birth”) + 節 (“festival”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋtʰa̠ɲd͡ʑʌ̹ɭ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [성(ː)탄절]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?Seongtanjeol
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?Seongtanjeol
    McCune–Reischauer?Sŏngt'anjŏl
    Yale Romanization?sēngthan.cel

    Proper noun

    성탄절 • (Seongtanjeol) (hanja 聖誕節)

    1. Christmas (Christian holiday)

    Synonyms

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