탄소

Korean

Chemical element
C
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Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 炭素, from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 炭(たん)素(そ) (tanso).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtʰa̠(ː)nsʰo̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [탄(ː)소]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?tanso
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?tanso
    McCune–Reischauer?t'anso
    Yale Romanization?thānso

    Noun

    탄소 • (tanso) (hanja 炭素)

    1. carbon (element)

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    See also

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