화산학

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 火山 (volcano) + (a branch of science).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸwa̠(ː)sʰa̠nɦa̠k̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?hwasanhak
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwasanhag
    McCune–Reischauer?hwasanhak
    Yale Romanization?hwāsan.hak

    Noun

    화산학 • (hwasanhak) (hanja 火山學)

    1. volcanology, vulcanology