천랑성

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 天狼星, from 天 (“heaven, sky”) + 狼 (“wolf”) + 星 (“star”). See also Japanese 天狼星(てんろうせい) (tenrōsei).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹ɭɭa̠ŋsʰʌ̹ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [철랑성]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?cheollangseong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheonlangseong
    McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏllangsŏng
    Yale Romanization?chenlangseng

    Noun

    천랑성 • (cheollangseong) (hanja 天狼星)

    1. (astronomy) Sirius, Canicula (the Dog Star)
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