Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 灌漑.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkwa̠(ː)nɡɛ] ~ [ˈkwa̠(ː)nɡe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gwan'gae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwangae
McCune–Reischauer?kwan'gae
Yale Romanization?kwānkay

Noun

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Derived verbs
Active 관개하다

관개 (gwan'gae) (hanja 灌漑)

  1. irrigation