함경도

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 咸 (“Hamheung”) + 鏡 (“Gyeongseong”) + 道 (“province”)

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?Hamgyeongdo
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?Hamgyeongdo
    McCune–Reischauer?Hamgyŏngdo
    Yale Romanization?hamkyengto

    Proper noun

    함경도 • (Hamgyeongdo) (hanja 咸鏡道)

    1. (historical) Hamgyeong, Hamgyŏng (a province of Korea)
      Holonym: 팔도(八道) (Paldo)

    See also

    Provinces of the Korean Peninsula
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