Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 感歎詞, from 感歎 (exclamation) + (expression)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈka̠(ː)mtʰa̠nsʰa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gamtansa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gamtansa
McCune–Reischauer?kamt'ansa
Yale Romanization?kāmthansa

Noun

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감탄사 (gamtansa) (hanja 感歎詞)

  1. interjection

Synonyms

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See also

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