평양

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 平壤; from Middle Korean 부루나 (pwulwuna, “flat land”), written in idu.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pʰjʌ̹ŋja̠ŋ]
      • Audio:(file)
    • Phonetic hangul: [평양]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?Pyeong'yang
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?Pyeong'yang
    McCune–Reischauer?P'yŏngyang
    Yale Romanization?phyengyang

    Proper noun

    평양 • (Pyeong'yang) (hanja 平壤)

    1. Pyongyang (the capital city of North Korea)

    Descendants

    • → English: Pyongyang
    • → Mongolian:
      Cyrillic script: Пёнъян (Pjonʺjan), Пёньян (Pjonʹjan)
      Mongolian script: ᠫᠾᠧᠨᠢᠶᠠᠩ (phēniyang)
    • → Russian: Пхенья́н (Pxenʹján), Пхёнъя́н (Pxjonʺján) — rare
      • → Armenian: Փխենյան (Pʻxenyan)
      • → Azerbaijani: Pxenyan
      • → Georgian: ფხენიანი (pxeniani)
      • → Latvian: Phenjana
      • → Lithuanian: Pchenjanas
      • → Mongolian:
        Cyrillic script: (dated) Пхеньян (Pxenʹjan)
      • → Polish: Phenian
      • → Ukrainian: Пхеньян (Pxenʹjan)
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