화랑

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 花郞.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɸwa̠ɾa̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [화랑]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hwarang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwalang
McCune–Reischauer?hwarang
Yale Romanization?hwalang

Proper noun

화랑 • (Hwarang) (hanja 花郞)

  1. Hwarang (ancient Sillan warrior group of male youth)

Etymology 2

    Sino-Korean word from 畫廊.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸwa̠(ː)ɾa̠ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [화(ː)랑]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?hwarang
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwalang
    McCune–Reischauer?hwarang
    Yale Romanization?hwālang

    Noun

    화랑 • (hwarang) (hanja 畫廊)

    1. art gallery
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