광구
Korean edit
Etymology 1 edit
Sino-Korean word from 光球, from 光 (“bright”) + 球 (“sphere”)
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kwa̠ŋɡu]
- Phonetic hangul: [광구]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | gwanggu |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gwanggu |
McCune–Reischauer? | kwanggu |
Yale Romanization? | kwangkwu |
Noun edit
Etymology 2 edit
Sino-Korean word from 鑛 (“mine”) + 口 (“mouth”)
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkwa̠(ː)ŋɡu]
- Phonetic hangul: [광(ː)구]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | gwanggu |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gwanggu |
McCune–Reischauer? | kwanggu |
Yale Romanization? | kwāngkwu |
Noun edit
Etymology 3 edit
Sino-Korean word from 鑛 (“mine”) + 區 (“district”)
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkwa̠(ː)ŋɡu]
- Phonetic hangul: [광(ː)구]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
---|---|
Revised Romanization? | gwanggu |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gwanggu |
McCune–Reischauer? | kwanggu |
Yale Romanization? | kwāngkwu |
Noun edit
- a mining lot
Etymology 4 edit
Sino-Korean word from 匡救, from 匡 (“to correct”) + 救 (“to rescue”)
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkwa̠(ː)ŋɡu]
- Phonetic hangul: [광(ː)구]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
---|---|
Revised Romanization? | gwanggu |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gwanggu |
McCune–Reischauer? | kwanggu |
Yale Romanization? | kwāngkwu |