어휘장

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 語彙 (vocabulary) + (field).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɘ(ː)ɦɥid͡ʑa̠ŋ] ~ [ˈɘ(ː)ɦyd͡ʑa̠ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?eohwijang
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?eohwijang
    McCune–Reischauer?ŏhwijang
    Yale Romanization?ēhwicang

    Noun

    어휘장 • (eohwijang) (hanja 語彙場)

    1. (linguistics, translation studies) semantic field, lexical field (group of words relating to the same subject)