Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 競技 (athletic competition) + (building).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkjɘ(ː)ŋɡiɡwa̠n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyeonggigwan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeonggigwan
McCune–Reischauer?kyŏnggigwan
Yale Romanization?kyēngkikwan

Noun edit

경기관 (gyeonggigwan) (hanja 競技館)

  1. (North Korea) gym, gymnasium

Synonyms edit