간헐천

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 間歇泉, from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 間歇泉(かんけつせん) (kanketsusen).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈka̠(ː)nɦʌ̹ʎt͡ɕʰʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [간(ː)헐천]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ganheolcheon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ganheolcheon
McCune–Reischauer?	kanhŏlch'ŏn
Yale Romanization?	kān.helchen

Noun

간헐천 • (ganheolcheon) (hanja 間歇泉)

1. (planetology, geology, volcanology) a geyser