좌현

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 左舷.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕwa̠(ː)ʝʌ̹n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [좌(ː)현]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?jwahyeon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?jwahyeon
    McCune–Reischauer?chwahyŏn
    Yale Romanization?cwāhyen

    Noun

    좌현 • (jwahyeon) (hanja 左舷)

    1. (nautical) port (left hand side of a vessel)
      Coordinate term: 우현(右舷) (uhyeon)
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