순흥

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 順興.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰu(ː)nɣɯŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [순(ː)흥]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?Sunheung
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?Sunheung
    McCune–Reischauer?Sunhŭng
    Yale Romanization?swūn.hung

    Proper noun

    순흥 • (Sunheung) (hanja 順興)

    1. Sunhung, a South Korean township in North Gyeongsang which (historical) formerly served as the seat of a district in Joseon Korea's Gyeongsang Province.

    Hypernyms

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