Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 英國 (English) + 海峽 (channel).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [jʌ̹ŋɡuk̚ hɛ(ː)ʝʌ̹p̚] ~ [jʌ̹ŋɡuk̚ he̞(ː)ʝʌ̹p̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [ (ː)/ (ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Yeongguk haehyeop
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Yeonggug haehyeob
McCune–Reischauer?Yŏngguk haehyŏp
Yale Romanization?yengkwuk hāyhyep

Proper noun edit

영국 해협 (Yeongguk haehyeop) (hanja 英國海峽)

  1. English Channel (a sea in the North Sea)