아산
Korean edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Korean word from 牙山, renamed in 1413 from earlier 아주 (牙州, Aju) as part of an administrative reform to reserve the character 州 (ju) for larger towns only. 아주 (牙州, Aju) was itself a sinicization of 牙述 (MC ngae zywit), the ancient Baekje name for the place.
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [a̠sʰa̠n]
- Phonetic hangul: [아산]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | Asan |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | Asan |
| McCune–Reischauer? | Asan |
| Yale Romanization? | asan |
Proper noun edit
- Asan (a city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea)