함경

Korean

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 咸鏡, from the former province's two principal cities 함흥(咸興) (hamheung) and 경성(鏡城) (gyeongseong).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?hamgyeong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?hamgyeong
    McCune–Reischauer?hamgyŏng
    Yale Romanization?hamkyeng

    Proper noun

    함경 • (Hamgyeong) (hanja 咸鏡)

    1. (historical) Hamgyong, a former province of northeastern Korea under the Joseon dynasty, now divided into North Korea's North and South Hamgyong provinces.
    2. The Hamgyong Mountains, a mountain range between the north coast of the East Korea Bay and the Kaema Highlands which runs through these two provinces.

    Hyponyms

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