Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 大氣圈.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)ɡiɡwʌ̹n] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)ɡiɡwʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daegigwon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daegigwon
McCune–Reischauer?taegigwŏn
Yale Romanization?tāykikwen

Noun

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대기권 (daegigwon) (hanja 大氣圈)

  1. atmosphere