창업

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 創業.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰa̠(ː)ŋʌ̹p̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?chang'eop
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?chang'eob
    McCune–Reischauer?ch'angŏp
    Yale Romanization?chāngep

    Noun

    창업 • (chang'eop) (hanja 創業)

    1. establishment, founding of a business