Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 配管.

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpɛ(ː)ɡwa̠n] ~ [ˈpe̞(ː)ɡwa̠n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?baegwan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?baegwan
McCune–Reischauer?paegwan
Yale Romanization?pāykwan

Noun edit

배관 (baegwan) (hanja 配管)

  1. plumbing, piping, pipeline