안과

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 眼科, from 眼 (“eye”) + 科 (“science”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈa̠(ː)nk͈wa̠]
    • Phonetic hangul: [안(ː)꽈]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?an'gwa
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?angwa
    McCune–Reischauer?ankwa
    Yale Romanization?ānqkwa

    Noun

    안과 • (an'gwa) (hanja 眼科)

    1. ophthalmology
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