Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 대기(大氣) (daegi, atmosphere) + 현상(現象) (hyeonsang, phenomenon).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)ɡi çɘ(ː)nsʰa̠ŋ] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)ɡi çɘ(ː)nsʰa̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː) (ː)/(ː) (ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daegi hyeonsang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daegi hyeonsang
McCune–Reischauer?taegi hyŏnsang
Yale Romanization?tāyki hyēnsang

Noun

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대기현상 (daegihyeonsang) (hanja 大氣現象)

  1. (astronomy) atmospheric phenomenon