혜성

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 彗星 (“comet”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈçe̞(ː)sʰʌ̹ŋ] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)sʰʌ̹ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [혜(ː)성/헤(ː)성]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?hyeseong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?hyeseong
    McCune–Reischauer?hyesŏng
    Yale Romanization?hyēyseng

    Noun

    혜성 • (hyeseong) (hanja 彗星)

    1. comet
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