광명

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 光明.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kwa̠ŋmjʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [광명]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gwangmyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gwangmyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	kwangmyŏng
Yale Romanization?	kwangmyeng

Noun

광명 • (gwangmyeong) (hanja 光明)

1. (literary) light
   • 1642, 尹善道 (Yun Seon-do), “五友歌 (Ou-ga)”, in 山中新曲 (Sanjung Sin'gok):

     쟈근거시노피떠셔만믈을다비취니 / 밤듕의광명이너만ᄒᆞ니또잇ᄂᆞ냐

     Cyakun kes-i noph-i ttesye manmul-ul ta pichwuyni / Pam tyung-ui kwangmyeng-i ne-man hon i ttwo isnunya

     Tiny thing that floats on high, illumining the ten thousand things / What light is there in all the night that shines as bright as you?

Proper noun

광명 • (Gwangmyeong) (hanja 光明)

1. Gwangmyeong (a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea)