게양

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 揭揚.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geyang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geyang
McCune–Reischauer?	keyang
Yale Romanization?	kēyyang

Noun

게양 • (geyang) (hanja 揭揚)

1. hoisting; raising (a flag)

   국기를 게양하다

   gukgi-reul geyanghada

   to raise the national flag

Derived terms

• 게양하다 (揭揚—, geyanghada)
• 게양되다 (揭揚—, geyangdoeda)