Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 建設, from (build) + (build)

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)nsʰʌ̹ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geonseol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geonseol
McCune–Reischauer?kŏnsŏl
Yale Romanization?kēnsel

Noun edit

건설 (geonseol) (hanja 建設)

  1. construction

Derived terms edit

See also edit