Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 警察官, from 警察 + .

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkjɘ(ː)ŋt͡ɕʰa̠ɭɡwa̠n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyeongchalgwan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeongchalgwan
McCune–Reischauer?kyŏngch'algwan
Yale Romanization?kyēngchal.kwan

Noun edit

경찰관 (gyeongchalgwan) (hanja 警察官)

  1. policeman, police officer