통계학

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 統計學, from 統計 (“statistics”) + 學 (“studies”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈtʰo̞(ː)ŋɡje̞ɦa̠k̚] ~ [ˈtʰo̞(ː)ŋɡe̞ɦa̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [통(ː)계학/통(ː)게학]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	tonggyehak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	tonggyehag
McCune–Reischauer?	t'onggyehak
Yale Romanization?	thōngkyeyhak

Noun

통계학 • (tonggyehak) (hanja 統計學)

1. statistics (science)