Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 공산(共産) (gongsan, communism) + 당(黨) (dang, party).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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공산당 (gongsandang) (hanja 共産黨)

  1. communist party