아강

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 亞綱, from 亞 (“secondary, inferior”) + 綱 (“class”). See also Chinese 亞綱 / 亚纲 (yàgāng) and Japanese 亜綱 (akō).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈa̠(ː)ɡa̠ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [아(ː)강]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?agang
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?agang
    McCune–Reischauer?agang
    Yale Romanization?ākang

    Noun

    아강 • (agang) (hanja 亞綱)

    1. (taxonomy) subclass
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